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 this interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
deals with
issues
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses.
The latest
improvements in
online learning are empowering
learners
in all parts of the world
to take online classes.
MOOC courses are
almost always free
for students but do not
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 variety of
topics that
online learning institutions
have to consider
now that e-learning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can participants
guarantee that
the quality of teaching provided by these
MOOCs is
adequate?
How can students
assure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC courses?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Peer to Peer University to conduct these massive open online courses?
What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can we
manage issues like
poor
motivation and high
student attrition?
As distance learning becomes more
prolific there is a
expanding
demand
to comprehend how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Scientists
and lots of other
participants
want
to be more aware of
these
promising new open education
initiatives.
Researchers want
to better understand how
massive open online courses
can be made better.
In response to this
increasing
desire for
data
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open education topics.
This amazing new book
also investigates the
key controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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