Learn more about the impressive book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores topics pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advancements in distance learning technology make it possible for learners in every nation on earth to take online courses. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These MOOCs are usually free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that e-learning organizations are struggling with more than ever because blended learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we make sure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can we certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different 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 educators deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning becomes more abundant there is a growing demand to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants would like to better grasp the outcomes of these promising new open education ventures. Lecturers want to better understand how MOOC classes can be enhanced. In response to this demand for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This intriguing new book also describes the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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