MOOCs and Open Education Around the World.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
articulates
issues
pertaining to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
advancements in
distance learning technology are making it possible for
humans
in all parts of the world
to participate in courses 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 massive open online courses are
generally free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
issues that
learning technology institutions
are having to struggle with
now that distance learning technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can institutions
make sure that
the instruction provided by these
MOOC classes is
decent?
How can we
make sure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach online courses?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
FutureLearn to conduct these MOOC courses?
What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can stakeholders
get a handle on
poor
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
desire
to be aware of how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Instructors
and numerous other
participants
want
to gain a better understanding of
these
promising new open education
initiatives.
Public servants want
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
In response to this
demand for
facts
the exciting new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open education issues.
This authoritative new book
also deals with the
major controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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