Find out more about the significant new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. The latest improvements in technology-enhanced learning are making it possible for students in nations all aver the world to be participants in online courses. 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. MOOC courses are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online education institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is improving so rapidly. How can participants guarantee that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can participants be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business models are being used by organizations like Peer to Peer University to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more procurable there is a expanding demand to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these compelling new open educational endeavours. Scientists want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this growing need for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This amazing new book also deals with the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

Moocs