MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
deals with
issues
relating to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
developments in
distance learning have empowered
students
all over the world
to participate in classes online.
These MOOC classes are
typically free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
topics that
e-learning technology institutions
are having to attend to
now that online learning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can we
ensure that
the quality control for these
massively open online courses is
decent?
How can organizations
make sure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOC classes?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Colorado State University-Global Campus to conduct these massively open online courses?
What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can participants
handle problems like
inadequate
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
developing
need
to better understand how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and numerous other
participants
desire
to better understand
the outcomes of these
exciting new open education
endeavours.
Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses.
Universities want
to better understand how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
To respond to this
increasing
need for
data
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational issues.
This thrilling new book
also examines the
most important controversies associated with
MOOC courses and open education resources (OER).
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