MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge (2015).
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the fine new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
deals with
topics
relating to open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
advances in
learning technology have made it possible for
people
in nations all aver the world
to be participants in online classes.
MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students.
Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class.
These massive open courses are
customarily free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
subjects that
e-learning institutions
are having to deal with
now that elearning technology is
developing so fast.
MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities.
How can participants
make sure that
the quality of instruction provided by these
MOOC courses is
adequate?
How can participants
assure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach online classes?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Yale University to conduct these massive open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can institutions
deal with the issues of
low
learner motivation and high
attrition?
As distance learning technology becomes more
procurable there is a
developing
necessity
to better understand how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Universities
and lots of other
participants
want
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
fascinating new open educational
experiments.
Scholars want
to grasp how
massive open online courses
can be enhanced.
To meet this
growing
demand for
knowledge
the thrilling new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open education resource topics.
This inspiring new book
also addresses the
major 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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