Learn more about the fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that reviews issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern evolvements in distance learning enable people all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are typically free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can organizations be assured that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can participants assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Peer to Peer University to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desire to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders want to understand the outcomes of these promising new open education endeavours. Educators want to understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this expanding need for knowledge the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This exciting new book also examines the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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