Learn more about the interesting book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that researches topics relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Recent evolvements in online education technology have made it possible for students all over the world to be participants in online classes. MOOC courses are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to struggle with now that blended learning technology is advancing so fast. How can organizations ensure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can participants certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Peer to Peer University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with low motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education technology becomes more commonplace there is a necessity to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other participants want to better comprehend these intriguing new open education endeavours. Professors want to know how MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this demand for facts the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This sensational new book also reviews the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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