Learn more about the book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that deals with issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New advances in digital education technology have provided the means for students all around the world to be participants in online courses. These massive online courses are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that elearning technology institutions have to consider more than ever because blended learning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders be assured that the education provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can organizations guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business models are being used by institutions like Peer to Peer University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle issues like inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desire to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Trainers and many other participants need to better grasp the outcomes of these promising new open educational initiatives. Academics want to comprehend how these MOOCs can be made better. To handle this developing desire for data the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This definitive new book also investigates the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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