Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which researches issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent advances in elearning have made it possible for people all over the world to participate in online classes. These online MOOCs are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Infrastructure, marketing, pedagogy, and assessment are some of the areas where questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education persist. There are quite a few issues that online education institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can educators be assured that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can participants guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Peer to Peer University to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle problems like poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing need to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders want to be more aware of these significant new open education ventures. Students want to comprehend how MOOCs can be made better. To handle this expanding desire for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource topics. This interesting new book also studies the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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