Learn more about the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in online learning technology have provided the means for people all over the world to take part in online courses. MOOC classes are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that learning technology institutions are having to deal with now that distance learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can educators ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can students ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Peer to Peer University to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions manage issues like low motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning becomes more prolific there is a increasing desire to comprehend how massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other participants would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these open educational initiatives. Instructors want to grasp how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this crescive need for information the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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