Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that researches topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New improvements in e-learning are making it possible for people all over the world to take courses online. MOOC courses are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that elearning technology institutions are struggling with now that online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can educators certify that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can learners certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Peer to Peer University to conduct these MOOC classes? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations deal with low student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes are being conducted. Educators and lots of other stakeholders need to be more aware of these important new open education ventures. Everybody wants to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this desire for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education topics. This interesting new book also studies the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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