Find out more about the illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which explores topics related to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern gains in e-learning are empowering learners in all parts of the world to take classes online. MOOC classes are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that e-learning institutions are considering in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can we make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can students be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business models are being used by institutions like Peer to Peer University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants handle inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding need to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders need to better perceive the outcomes of these promising new open education endeavours. Scholars want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this growing demand for knowledge the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This definitive new book also addresses the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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