Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines topics related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in online education technology are enabling people all around the world to take courses via the Internet. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. These MOOC courses are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning technology organizations are dealing with now that technology-enhanced learning is improving so fast. How can teachers guarantee that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can we make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations 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 motivation and high attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing necessity to be aware of how MOOCs are being conducted. Trainers and many other participants desire to better perceive the outcomes of these significant new open education ventures. Lecturers want to perceive how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this crescive desideratum for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This book also reviews the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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