Learn more about this thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers topics pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses. New improvements in elearning have provided the means for learners all around the world to take part in online classes. These online MOOC courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that elearning institutions must deal with now that online education technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions be assured that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can participants make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Peer to Peer University to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers handle problems like low student motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding necessity to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders would like to understand the outcomes of these interesting new open educational ventures. Academics want to know how these MOOC classes can be improved. To meet this demand for facts the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This sensational new book also examines the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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