Learn more about this educative new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews subjects related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern evolvements in online education enable students in every nation on earth to take part in classes via the Internet. These massively open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online learning technology institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can students be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Peer to Peer University to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more prolific there is a expanding necessity to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about these new open educational ventures. Academics want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this need for data MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational issues. This inspiring new book also talks about the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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