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

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in elearning technology are enabling people in nations all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These MOOC courses are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning technology institutions are struggling with more than ever because elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can we assure that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can organizations ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Peer to Peer University to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers manage problems like low motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning becomes more available there is a expanding desire to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and many other participants need to gain more knowledge about these compelling new open educational endeavours. Trainers want to understand how MOOCs can be enhanced. To handle this expanding desire for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education subjects. This new book also describes the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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