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 the informative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
analyzes
topics
pertaining to open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses.
Recent
developments in
e-learning have made it possible for
students
in all parts of the world
to participate in courses via the Internet.
These massively open online courses are
free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation.
There are numerous
subjects that
online learning institutions
are having to attend to
in 2015 because online learning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can institutions
ensure that
the teaching provided by these
MOOC courses is
tolerable?
How can learners
make sure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach massive open online courses?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Princeton University to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal?
Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses.
How can organizations
deal with the problems of
poor
learner motivation and high
learner attrition?
The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world.
As distance learning technology becomes more
procurable there is a
growing
necessity
to better understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Instructors
and many other
participants
want
to better comprehend
the outcomes of these
important new open education
initiatives.
Instructors want
to gain an understanding of how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
In response to this
demand for
data
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects.
This new book
also researches the
key controversies associated with
MOOC classes and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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