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 breathtaking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
discusses
topics
related to open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses.
Brand new
advances in
blended learning technology are providing the means for
learners
all around the world
to participate in classes online.
These massively open online courses are
mostly free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
subjects that
distance learning organizations
have to struggle with
now that e-learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can organizations
guarantee that
the teaching provided by these
MOOC courses is
satisfactory?
How can students
guarantee that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach online classes?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Kuwait to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can educators
handle issues like
inadequate
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As blended learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
demand
to grasp how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Professors
and lots of other
stakeholders
would like
to better understand
these
significant new open education
undertakings.
Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses.
Public servants want
to gain an understanding of how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
growing
need for
information
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education subjects.
This book
also considers the
most important controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open educational resources.
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