Learn more about the thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with subjects pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advancements in electronic education technology have enabled humans in nations all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that distance learning organizations are dealing with now that online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can teachers assure that the quality of these massively open online courses is adequate? How can stakeholders assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business models are being used by organizations like Peer to Peer University to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing demand to perceive how MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders desire to be more aware of these open education endeavours. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Professors want to know how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To respond to this need for knowledge the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This authoritative new book also talks about the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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