Learn more about the thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses subjects pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent evolvements in distance learning technology are enabling learners in every nation on earth to take courses online. These online MOOC courses are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online education organizations must deal with today because e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can stakeholders make sure that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is all right? How can stakeholders be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Peer to Peer University to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more abundant there is a necessity to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants would like to better comprehend these compelling new open educational experiments. Academics want to better understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this increasing need for information the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This book also discusses the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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