MOOCs and Open Education Around the World.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
deals with
issues
regarding open
education resources
and
massively open online courses.
New
advances in
digital education technology have provided the means for
students
in every nation on earth
to take part in courses online.
Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class.
Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors.
Massively open online courses are
almost always free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
subjects that
distance learning institutions
are struggling with
more than ever because blended learning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can institutions
certify that
the quality of schooling provided by these
massive open online courses is
tolerable?
How can we
certify that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online courses?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Jarvis Island to conduct these MOOC courses?
What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal?
How can institutions
handle problems like
inadequate
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As digital education technology becomes more
abundant there is a
developing
need
to grasp how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Teachers
and lots of other
stakeholders
desire
to gain more knowledge about
these
intriguing new open education
ventures.
Students want
to comprehend how
these MOOCs
can be made better.
In response to this
need for
details
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open education resource subjects.
This amazing new book
also examines the
controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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