Find out more about the fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses subjects regarding open education resources and massive open online courses. New developments in distance learning technology have empowered humans in nations all around the world to take courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are typically free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that blended learning organizations have to consider more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can institutions make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Peer to Peer University to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more abundant there is a growing necessity to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other participants want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these significant new open educational endeavours. Scholars want to understand how MOOC classes can be enhanced. In response to this need for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education topics. This interesting new book also considers the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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