Find out more about this dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers issues pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses. The latest evolvements in online education technology are providing the means for people all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online learning technology organizations are having to struggle with now that e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can we guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can participants guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Peer to Peer University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle issues like inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more available there is a need to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders would like to understand these interesting new open educational experiments. Students want to know how MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this growing desire for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This definitive new book also explores the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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