Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that describes topics regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Brand new changes in distance learning technology are enabling people all over the world to participate in courses online. These massive online courses are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to consider more than ever because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can educators guarantee that the training provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can participants be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Peer to Peer University to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we manage problems like inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more procurable there is a necessity to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other participants need to better perceive the outcomes of these open education experiments. Educators want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this increasing desire for details the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This dramatic new book also analyzes the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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