Find out more about this scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which explores issues related to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New evolvements in learning technology enable students all around the world to take online classes. These MOOC classes are generally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that elearning institutions are struggling with today because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions be assured that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can participants make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Peer to Peer University to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can teachers deal with inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a need to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Educators and many other participants want to better grasp these compelling new open education endeavours. Academics want to understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this crescive desideratum for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational topics. This book also discusses the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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