Learn more about this compelling new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers topics having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in online learning have empowered learners in every nation on earth to participate in courses online. Massively open online courses are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to deal with today because online education technology is advancing so swiftly. How can educators assure that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can students assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Peer to Peer University to conduct these MOOC courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning becomes more abundant there is a developing demand to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these promising new open education endeavours. Trainers want to know how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this expanding demand for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education topics. This intriguing new book also talks about the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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