Learn more about the enlightening new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which considers issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in e-learning technology enable people in every nation on earth to be participants in online courses. MOOCs are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are a variety of topics that online learning organizations are having to struggle with now that technology-enhanced learning is advancing so rapidly. How can participants assure that the education provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can learners assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Peer to Peer University to conduct these MOOCs? How can educators get a handle on low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education becomes more available there is a increasing necessity to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other participants want to better understand these open educational experiments. Public servants want to understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this developing desideratum for information MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This interesting new book also studies the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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