MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015.
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 Around the World is a
book
which
deals with
topics
relevant to open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
changes in
elearning have enabled
people
all over the world
to take part in classes online.
These massive open online courses are
commonly free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
topics that
technology-enhanced learning institutions
have to consider
more than ever because elearning technology is
advancing so quickly.
This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research.
How can participants
guarantee that
the quality of teaching provided by these
MOOC classes is
adequate?
How can institutions
certify that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach courses online?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Morocco to conduct these MOOC courses?
What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can institutions
manage issues like
poor
student motivation and high
learner attrition?
As e-learning becomes more
available there is a
increasing
need
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Trainers
and many other
participants
need
to understand
these
important new open educational
ventures.
Corporations want
to gain an understanding of how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
To meet this
need for
data
the inspiring new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational topics.
This scholarly new book
also deals with the
controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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