Learn more about this illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in learning technology have empowered humans in every nation on earth to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online learning technology institutions have to struggle with now that online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can participants be assured that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can organizations ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Peer to Peer University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can we get a handle on poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding necessity to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders desire to better understand these interesting new open education ventures. Corporations want to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be made better. To handle this need for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This new book also examines the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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