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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which researches subjects relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern evolvements in distance learning technology enable people all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These massive open online courses are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that blended learning institutions are struggling with now that online education technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants guarantee that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can organizations ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Peer to Peer University to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing need to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants want to be more aware of these exciting new open education experiments. Researchers want to know how MOOCs can be improved. To meet this crescive demand for facts the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This dramatic new book also considers the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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