MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Published: July 1, 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
discusses
topics
pertaining to
massive open online courses
(MOOC) and
open
educational resources (OER).
As
elearning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
growing
demand
to comprehend how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
The latest
changes in
technology-enhanced learning
are enabling
humans
all around the world
to take
classes via the Internet.
How can
institutions
certify that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach classes online?
How can
institutions
assure that
the quality of instruction provided by these
MOOC classes is
adequate?
These massive online courses are
free
for students but do not
consistently lead to formal accreditation.
This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning.
The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs.
This open education book offers guidelines for others hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning experience.
There are a lot of
topics that
online education
institutions
are having to attend to
in 2015 because
e-learning technology is
improving
so rapidly.
How can
teachers
deal with the problems of
poor
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
Infrastructure, marketing, pedagogy, and assessment are some of the areas where questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education persist.
MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities.
What
different business models are being used by
institutions like
Peru to conduct these
massively open online courses?
Educators
and many other
participants
need
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
compelling new open
educational
initiatives.
Lecturers want
to comprehend how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
To meet this
developing
desideratum for
information
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open
education
subjects.
This thrilling new book also
examines the
key
instructional ideas
associated with
MOOCs and
open education resources (OERS).
For more details please visit this Open Education MOOCs website.
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