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 this impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
deals with
topics
having to do with open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
evolvements in
distance learning technology are making it possible for
people
all over the world
to participate in classes online.
Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors.
These massively open online courses are
typically free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
subjects that
online learning technology organizations
are having to struggle with
now that elearning technology is
developing so quickly.
This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research.
How can teachers
certify that
the quality control for these
massive open online courses is
acceptable?
How can learners
guarantee that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach courses online?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Berklee College of Music to conduct these MOOC courses?
What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal?
How can participants
manage problems like
poor
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As elearning becomes more
commonplace there is a
expanding
desire
to comprehend how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Public servants
and many other
participants
would like
to understand
these
exciting new open education
initiatives.
Teachers want
to know how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
To handle this
expanding
demand for
knowledge
the inspiring new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education topics.
This new book
also articulates the
controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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