MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
describes
topics
regarding open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
advances in
distance learning have made it possible for
students
in all parts of the world
to take online courses.
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.
This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning.
MOOCs are
mostly free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning.
There are a variety of
issues that
e-learning organizations
are dealing with
today because learning technology is
developing so quickly.
How can organizations
guarantee that
the quality of these
massively open online courses is
all right?
How can organizations
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOCs?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Bosnia and Herzegovina to conduct these MOOCs?
What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can teachers
deal with the problems of
low
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As blended learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
expanding
desideratum
to perceive how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Scholars
and numerous other
participants
would like
to gain a better understanding of
these
significant new open educational
ventures.
Students want
to better understand how
these MOOC courses
can be made better.
To satisfy this
demand for
information
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open education resource issues.
This book
also reviews the
major controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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