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 book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
talks about
issues
having to do with open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
developments in
learning technology have empowered
learners
in nations all aver the world
to take courses online.
These massive open online courses are
almost always free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation.
There are a lot of
issues that
elearning institutions
are dealing with
more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is
improving so quickly.
How can participants
certify that
the education provided by these
MOOC courses is
good?
How can organizations
assure that
teachers are properly credentialed
for teaching online?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Luxembourg to conduct these massively open online courses?
How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained?
How can educators
manage problems like
poor
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As elearning technology becomes more
available there is a
growing
desire
to better understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Scientists
and many other
participants
need
to better comprehend
the outcomes of these
important new open educational
experiments.
Lecturers want
to gain more knowledge about how
these massive open online courses
can be improved.
To meet this
crescive
demand for
information
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open education subjects.
This intriguing new book
also investigates the
key controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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