Learn more about the illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that researches issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern improvements in online learning have empowered people in all parts of the world to take part in online courses. MOOC classes are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that learning technology institutions are struggling with more than ever because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can teachers ensure that the education provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can organizations certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business models are being used by organizations like Peer to Peer University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing necessity to comprehend how MOOC classes are being conducted. Educators and lots of other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these fascinating new open education experiments. Universities want to better understand how MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this increasing demand for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This book also deals with the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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