Find out more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new evolvements in electronic educational technology are empowering people in every nation on earth to be participants in courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that e-learning technology organizations are having to consider today because online education technology is improving so swiftly. How can participants make sure that the training provided by these MOOC classes is all right? How can students guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Peer to Peer University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing desire to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants desire to gain more knowledge about these promising new open education endeavours. Academics want to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this growing demand for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This book also articulates the controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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