Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which researches topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest improvements in online education are enabling people in nations all around the world to take classes via the Internet. MOOC classes are generally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to deal with now that online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions certify that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can students certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Peer to Peer University to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle issues like poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing necessity to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Intellectuals and lots of other stakeholders would like to better grasp the outcomes of these interesting new open educational undertakings. Universities want to know how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this developing demand for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This sensational new book also considers the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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