MOOCs and Open Education Around the World.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this educative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
articulates
issues
relating to open
education resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
advances in
online education technology have enabled
people
in nations all around the world
to take part in classes online.
These MOOCs are
almost always free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
subjects that
distance learning institutions
are having to consider
now that blended learning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can institutions
ensure that
the education provided by these
MOOC courses is
decent?
How can stakeholders
certify that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach online?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Khan Academy to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can institutions
deal with
poor
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As blended learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
expanding
need
to better understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Students
and lots of other
participants
need
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
promising new open educational
endeavours.
Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses.
Lecturers want
to gain an understanding of how
these massive open online courses
can be enhanced.
In response to this
growing
desideratum for
knowledge
the inspiring new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open educational resource topics.
This interesting new book
also analyzes the
most important controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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