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

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that reviews topics related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New developments in elearning technology are enabling people in all parts of the world to participate in courses online. These massive online courses are usually free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online education organizations are dealing with more than ever because online education technology is improving so rapidly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can organizations guarantee that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can organizations assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Peer to Peer University to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with the problems of low motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing desire to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these open educational endeavours. Corporations want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this growing need for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This inspiring new book also investigates the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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