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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines issues relating to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in distance learning are making it possible for people in all parts of the world to participate in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because blended learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can teachers assure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can we ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Peer to Peer University to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants handle poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing need to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other stakeholders want to better grasp the outcomes of these compelling new open education endeavours. Educators want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this demand for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education issues. This interesting new book also considers the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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