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 this enlightening new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
describes
issues
relevant to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses.
The latest
gains in
electronic education technology have enabled
learners
in all parts of the world
to participate in classes online.
Massively open online courses are
commonly free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
topics that
e-learning organizations
have to struggle with
in 2015 because blended learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can we
certify that
the quality of education provided by these
MOOC courses is
respectable?
How can participants
be assured that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach courses online?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can organizations
get a handle on
low
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As blended learning becomes more
available there is a
increasing
desire
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Universities
and lots of other
stakeholders
want
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
significant new open education
experiments.
Corporations want
to better understand how
these massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To meet this
crescive
need for
data
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open educational issues.
This amazing new book
also researches the
controversies associated with
MOOC classes and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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