Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which explores subjects pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new changes in online education have enabled humans all around the world to take courses online. Massively open online courses are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that learning technology institutions have to deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so fast. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can organizations certify that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can learners be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Peer to Peer University to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with the problems of low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more available there is a growing desire to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of these significant new open educational undertakings. Students want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this expanding desire for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This dramatic new book also talks about the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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