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 fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
studies
topics
having to do with open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
New
evolvements in
elearning technology have made it possible for
people
in all parts of the world
to take part in courses via the Internet.
These online MOOC courses are
commonly free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
elearning technology organizations
must deal with
in 2015 because online learning technology is
advancing so quickly.
MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities.
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
MOOCs is
adequate?
How can we
ensure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massively open online courses?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
NovoEd to conduct these MOOC classes?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today?
How can educators
handle problems like
poor
student motivation and high
student attrition?
As online learning becomes more
commonplace there is a
increasing
demand
to better understand how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Academics
and numerous other
participants
desire
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
fascinating new open education
ventures.
Universities want
to better understand how
massive open online courses
can be made better.
To satisfy this
increasing
demand for
information
the inspiring new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open educational resource topics.
This book
also addresses the
major controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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