Learn more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses topics relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in distance learning technology are making it possible for humans in nations all around the world to participate in online classes. MOOC classes are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that elearning institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because online education technology is improving so fast. How can participants be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Peer to Peer University to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with low motivation and high attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more available there is a growing need to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other participants desire to better grasp these open educational experiments. Teachers want to better understand how MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this growing demand for knowledge the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This gripping new book also reviews the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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