Learn more about the illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which describes topics regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest advancements in learning technology are enabling people in every nation on earth to participate in online courses. Massively open online courses are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are a lot of issues that e-learning technology institutions are dealing with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can participants ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can learners guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business models are being used by organizations like Peer to Peer University to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers manage issues like poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more available there is a increasing necessity to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants need to understand the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Everybody wants to better understand how MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this expanding demand for details MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education issues. This new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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