MOOCs and Open Education Around the World.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the edifying new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
considers
subjects
relating to open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
changes in
distance learning technology are empowering
people
all around the world
to take part in online classes.
These massive open courses are
almost always free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
online education institutions
have to deal with
today because online education technology is
improving so swiftly.
This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research.
How can institutions
make sure that
the quality of teaching provided by these
massive open online courses is
all right?
How can learners
certify that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach MOOCs?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
University of California, Berkeley to conduct these MOOCs?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today?
Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses.
How can educators
handle problems like
low
student motivation and high
learner attrition?
As online learning becomes more
procurable there is a
growing
demand
to better understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Scholars
and many other
stakeholders
need
to better comprehend
these
important new open educational
undertakings.
Public servants want
to grasp how
MOOCs
can be improved.
To respond to this
crescive
desire for
information
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open education topics.
This interesting new book
also articulates the
key controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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