Learn more about the illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers topics having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses. Recent gains in online education have enabled people all around the world to take courses via the Internet. MOOC classes are free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online education organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because online education technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions certify that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can we certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Peer to Peer University to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers handle problems like low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more abundant there is a expanding necessity to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of these open educational initiatives. Public servants want to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this developing desire for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education topics. This book also analyzes the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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