Learn more about the impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that deals with subjects having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent advancements in blended learning have empowered humans in every nation on earth to take courses online. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These massive online courses are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online education organizations are struggling with now that online learning technology is improving so fast. How can participants ensure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can we assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Peer to Peer University to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants manage issues like poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more abundant there is a need to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other participants want to better understand the outcomes of these important new open education endeavours. Scientists want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be improved. To meet this desideratum for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational subjects. This inspiring new book also talks about the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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