Learn more about the engaging new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses issues relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advances in electronic educational technology have enabled students in nations all aver the world to take part in classes via the Internet. MOOC classes are commonly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are several issues that online learning institutions are considering more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers ensure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can organizations guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Peer to Peer University to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desire to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders want to better grasp the outcomes of these promising new open educational undertakings. Professors want to know how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this desideratum for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education topics. This thrilling new book also examines the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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