MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015 – 396 Pages.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
articulates
topics
pertaining to open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
New
evolvements in
online learning make it possible for
people
in all parts of the world
to take online courses.
MOOCs are
commonly free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation.
This MOOCs book also documents active learning solutions that can help motivate students to engage in more productive learning experiences.
There are a variety of
topics that
e-learning organizations
have to struggle with
today because distance learning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can stakeholders
certify that
the training provided by these
massively open online courses is
adequate?
How can students
make sure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC courses?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
UWashingtonX to conduct these MOOC courses?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today?
Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses.
How can we
handle problems like
poor
motivation and high
attrition?
As electronic educational technology becomes more
prolific there is a
developing
desideratum
to comprehend how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Educators
and many other
stakeholders
want
to gain more knowledge about
these
promising new open educational
undertakings.
Public servants want
to grasp how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
To meet this
developing
desideratum for
information
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects.
This interesting new book
also investigates the
key controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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