Learn more about this fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that describes topics regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New changes in online education technology are empowering humans all over the world to be participants in online courses. MOOC courses are usually free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that elearning organizations are having to attend to more than ever because learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions be assured that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can institutions assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Peer to Peer University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we get a handle on low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing desire to grasp how MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders desire to better comprehend these intriguing new open educational experiments. Professors want to know how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To handle this increasing desire for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational topics. This intriguing new book also examines the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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