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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which studies subjects relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new developments in e-learning are empowering people in nations all around the world to take classes online. These massive open courses are generally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that e-learning technology institutions are dealing with today because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions certify that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is good? How can we guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Peer to Peer University to conduct these MOOC classes? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers handle issues like inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more prolific there is a desire to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Intellectuals and many other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about these promising new open educational endeavours. Lecturers want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this expanding need for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education topics. This exciting new book also explores the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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