Learn more about the thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which studies issues related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest gains in technology-enhanced learning are making it possible for students all around the world to participate in courses online. These online MOOC courses are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that e-learning technology organizations are struggling with today because online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions make sure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Peer to Peer University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle issues like poor student motivation and high attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing necessity to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other participants would like to understand the outcomes of these open educational experiments. Intellectuals want to better understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this developing desideratum for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational topics. This interesting new book also describes the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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