Learn more about the edifying new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that studies topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern evolvements in electronic educational technology make it possible for people in all parts of the world to participate in classes online. These massively open online courses are commonly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that learning technology organizations have to deal with more than ever because online education technology is improving so quickly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can educators ensure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can institutions ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Peer to Peer University to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more abundant there is a need to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other participants want to better understand these exciting new open education endeavours. Universities want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this growing desire for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education subjects. This sensational new book also studies the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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