Learn more about this fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that researches issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest improvements in electronic education technology enable learners all around the world to take classes via the Internet. These massive open courses are usually free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that elearning organizations are having to attend to now that elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions assure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can organizations assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business models are being used by organizations like Peer to Peer University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle issues like low student motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding need to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants need to gain more knowledge about these significant new open educational experiments. Scientists want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this increasing demand for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This gripping new book also explores the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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