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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers issues relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Recent advances in learning technology are enabling humans all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that learning technology institutions have to consider today because technology-enhanced learning is developing so rapidly. How can institutions guarantee that the education provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can students assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Peer to Peer University to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more abundant there is a developing demand to be aware of how MOOCs are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other stakeholders would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these promising new open educational endeavours. Professors want to understand how MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this demand for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational issues. This intriguing new book also reviews the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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