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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses subjects relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Modern advances in elearning are providing the means for people in nations all around the world to be participants in classes online. MOOCs are generally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that e-learning technology institutions are having to consider now that online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can educators be assured that the quality of these massive open online courses is decent? How can we guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Peer to Peer University to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing desire to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders desire to better perceive the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational endeavours. Public servants want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this growing desideratum for details the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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