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 the appealing new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
reviews
issues
relevant to open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
changes in
online education have provided the means for
people
in all parts of the world
to be participants in courses online.
MOOC classes are
generally free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
topics that
e-learning institutions
are having to attend to
now that blended learning technology is
developing so fast.
This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research.
How can organizations
be assured that
the teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
good?
MOOCs are a form of distance education.
How can stakeholders
make sure that
teachers are properly credentialed
for teaching online?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Greenland to conduct these massively 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 we
deal with
low
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As online education technology becomes more
available there is a
desire
to gain a better understanding of how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Scientists
and many other
stakeholders
want
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
interesting new open educational
endeavours.
Professors want
to perceive how
MOOC courses
can be enhanced.
In response to this
expanding
desideratum for
data
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC classes and other open educational topics.
This exciting new book
also examines the
major controversies associated with
massively open online courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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