MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
examines
subjects
relevant to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
New
developments in
electronic education technology have provided the means for
people
in every nation on earth
to participate in courses via the Internet.
These massive open courses are
typically free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
learning technology organizations
must deal with
in 2015 because learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can institutions
assure that
the quality of training provided by these
MOOCs is
tolerable?
How can organizations
ensure that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified for online teaching?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Curtis Institute of Music to conduct these massively open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today?
How can teachers
deal with the issues of
poor
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital learning technology becomes more
procurable there is a
growing
need
to better understand how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Corporations
and lots of other
participants
want
to understand
the outcomes of these
important new open educational
ventures.
Researchers want
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
To meet this
crescive
desideratum for
facts
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open educational subjects.
This definitive new book
also talks about the
controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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