Learn more about this impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which researches issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest developments in online education technology have empowered students all around the world to participate in online classes. MOOC courses are free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that elearning organizations are having to attend to now that elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can participants guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can organizations ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Peer to Peer University to conduct these MOOC classes? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we handle issues like low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more widespread there is a demand to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Students want to better understand how MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this developing demand for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education issues. This thrilling new book also deals with the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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