Learn more about this interesting book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses issues relating to open education resources and massive open online courses. Modern advancements in distance learning technology are providing the means for learners all over the world to be participants in courses online. MOOC classes are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations must deal with today because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants ensure that the quality control for these MOOCs is tolerable? How can participants ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Peer to Peer University to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators get a handle on low motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders would like to be more aware of these interesting new open educational experiments. Public servants want to understand how these MOOC classes can be improved. In response to this growing need for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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