Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern advances in electronic education technology have made it possible for students all over the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These MOOC courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that distance learning institutions are having to attend to today because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so quickly. How can institutions assure that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can we guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Peer to Peer University to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As online education technology becomes more abundant there is a necessity to comprehend how MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and many other participants want to better grasp the outcomes of these compelling new open educational undertakings. Researchers want to know how MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this crescive need for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource topics. This scholarly new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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