Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which researches topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in online education enable students in every nation on earth to participate in online courses. These MOOCs are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that learning technology institutions must deal with today because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants assure that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can participants ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Peer to Peer University to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators manage problems like low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more available there is a growing necessity to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other participants want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these promising new open education endeavours. Instructors want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be improved. To meet this increasing desideratum for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational topics. This new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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