Learn more about the book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that analyzes issues relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advances in online education have enabled people in every nation on earth to participate in courses online. These massive open courses are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that e-learning technology institutions are having to attend to now that elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can teachers assure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can we assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Peer to Peer University to conduct these MOOCs? How can teachers deal with poor student motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning becomes more available there is a developing demand to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders need to better understand the outcomes of these exciting new open educational endeavours. Students want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this crescive desire for information the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education topics. This dramatic new book also addresses the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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