MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 – Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this cutting-edge new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
deals with
subjects
having to do with open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
gains in
learning technology enable
people
in all parts of the world
to take part in classes via the Internet.
These MOOC classes are
normally free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
issues that
e-learning technology organizations
are having to struggle with
in 2015 because elearning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can participants
make sure that
the quality control for these
MOOC courses is
good?
How can we
ensure that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online courses?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
UC Berkeley to conduct these MOOCs?
What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can participants
deal with
low
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world.
As digital educational technology becomes more
widespread there is a
expanding
demand
to gain more knowledge about how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Professors
and numerous other
participants
desire
to better comprehend
these
important new open education
endeavours.
Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses.
Instructors want
to grasp how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
To satisfy this
increasing
desideratum for
data
the inspiring new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open educational issues.
This stimulating new book
also considers the
most important controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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