Learn more about the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which addresses subjects relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest developments in e-learning technology are providing the means for people in nations all around the world to participate in courses online. These massively open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that e-learning technology organizations are dealing with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations make sure that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can we assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Peer to Peer University to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions handle low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more widespread there is a developing desire to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other participants want to better comprehend these interesting new open education endeavours. Teachers want to know how massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this increasing need for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource topics. This intriguing new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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