Learn more about the engaging new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines subjects having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest improvements in online education have provided the means for people all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that e-learning institutions are considering today because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations assure that the education provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can participants guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Peer to Peer University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators get a handle on poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing desideratum to be aware of how MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders need to better understand the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Scientists want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this expanding desire for data the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education topics. This gripping new book also talks about the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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