Find out more about this fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which studies subjects regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new developments in distance learning technology are empowering students all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are usually free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning institutions have to consider today because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can we guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can we be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Peer to Peer University to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more available there is a desire to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Scientists and numerous other stakeholders desire to better understand these promising new open education initiatives. Teachers want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this increasing demand for details the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This gripping new book also discusses the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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