Find out more about the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which articulates topics relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in online learning enable students all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These MOOC classes are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to consider more than ever because distance learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can teachers assure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can organizations guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Peer to Peer University to conduct these massive open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing demand to grasp how MOOC classes are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Professors want to better understand how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To meet this increasing desire for knowledge the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational topics. This intriguing new book also deals with the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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