Learn more about this thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which examines topics relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new gains in e-learning technology make it possible for humans in nations all around the world to be participants in online courses. These massive open online courses are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that distance learning institutions are having to struggle with now that blended learning technology is improving so fast. How can we assure that the quality of these massively open online courses is decent? How can institutions certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Peer to Peer University to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of low student motivation and high student attrition?

As online education technology becomes more procurable there is a developing desideratum to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants need to better grasp the outcomes of these compelling new open educational endeavours. Educators want to know how these MOOCs can be improved. In response to this expanding desire for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education issues. This gripping new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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