Learn more about the impressive book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that investigates topics related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in digital education technology are providing the means for learners in all parts of the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online education organizations are struggling with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can we make sure that the quality of these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Peer to Peer University to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders get a handle on poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more available there is a growing necessity to perceive how these MOOCs are being conducted. Trainers and many other stakeholders desire to better perceive the outcomes of these important new open education ventures. Educators want to understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this crescive desire for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This thrilling new book also examines the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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