MOOCs and Open Education Around the World.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the breathtaking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
discusses
topics
regarding open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
advances in
blended learning technology have provided the means for
people
all over the world
to take online courses.
MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students.
MOOCs are
free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation.
There are a lot of
issues that
online learning technology institutions
are considering
today because elearning technology is
developing so quickly.
How can stakeholders
assure that
the quality of these
MOOC classes is
acceptable?
How can stakeholders
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOCs?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Fiji to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can teachers
handle
inadequate
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As digital learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
growing
demand
to grasp how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and lots of other
stakeholders
would like
to be more aware of
these
compelling new open educational
experiments.
Everyone wants
to better understand how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
To respond to this
desideratum for
facts
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open educational resource issues.
This new book
also explores the
most important controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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