Learn more about the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that reviews topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent changes in e-learning are enabling people all around the world to participate in courses online. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These MOOC classes are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that e-learning technology organizations have to deal with now that online education technology is improving so fast. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can educators be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can stakeholders make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Peer to Peer University to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle poor motivation and high attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a desire to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these new open education endeavours. Scientists want to know how these MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this increasing demand for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This inspiring new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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