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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with subjects having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses. Recent evolvements in distance learning technology are enabling students all around the world to participate in classes online. MOOC courses are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online education institutions have to struggle with more than ever because online education technology is developing so quickly. How can educators be assured that the quality of these massive open online courses is all right? How can we ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Peer to Peer University to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations manage problems like inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing necessity to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these new open educational experiments. Instructors want to perceive how these MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this growing desire for facts MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This exciting new book also explores the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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