MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
discusses
issues
related to open
education resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
developments in
distance learning technology are enabling
people
in all parts of the world
to participate in online courses.
This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes.
This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning.
These online MOOC courses are
mostly free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
Infrastructure, marketing, pedagogy, and assessment are some of the areas where questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education persist.
There are a variety of
topics that
blended learning institutions
have to consider
in 2015 because e-learning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can educators
assure that
the education provided by these
MOOC courses is
tolerable?
MOOCs are a form of distance education.
How can stakeholders
assure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach online classes?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Hungary to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can teachers
get a handle on
poor
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As technology-enhanced learning becomes more
commonplace there is a
need
to gain a better understanding of how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Students
and numerous other
participants
need
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
significant new open education
ventures.
Academics want
to perceive how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
To satisfy this
desire for
facts
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics.
This intriguing new book
also investigates the
key controversies associated with
MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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