Find out more about this fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which articulates issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new improvements in elearning technology are enabling students all over the world to participate in classes via the Internet. MOOC classes are free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that elearning technology organizations are having to attend to more than ever because online education technology is advancing so swiftly. How can teachers assure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can we guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Peer to Peer University to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a need to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders want to understand these new open educational undertakings. Professors want to know how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this growing desire for knowledge the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This intriguing new book also addresses the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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