Find out more about the impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest developments in distance learning enable humans all around the world to participate in courses online. These massively open online courses are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that elearning technology institutions are dealing with now that technology-enhanced learning is improving so fast. How can educators be assured that the quality control for these MOOC classes is all right? How can stakeholders be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively 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 experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants handle poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing desire to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other participants would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these fascinating new open education experiments. People want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this crescive desideratum for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education issues. This book also examines the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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