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

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews issues regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advances in distance learning technology make it possible for humans in every nation on earth to take part in courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that elearning organizations are struggling with today because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can we be assured that the education provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can organizations certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Peer to Peer University to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can teachers manage problems like low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more procurable there is a increasing necessity to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants want to better grasp the outcomes of these interesting new open educational experiments. Public servants want to grasp how MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this growing desideratum for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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