Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New changes in online learning technology are providing the means for people in every nation on earth to participate in classes via the Internet. These massive open online courses are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that learning technology institutions are struggling with now that elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations assure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can organizations be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Peer to Peer University to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants manage low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desire to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders want to better perceive these new open education endeavours. Researchers want to know how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this growing desire for facts the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This interesting new book also addresses the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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