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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which explores topics pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent evolvements in distance learning technology enable learners all over the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These online MOOCs are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are quite a few issues that online learning technology institutions are having to struggle with now that e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can we assure that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can learners be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Peer to Peer University to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants handle issues like inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning becomes more available there is a growing need to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders want to understand these important new open education endeavours. Public servants want to grasp how MOOC classes can be made better. In response to this increasing demand for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This intriguing new book also addresses the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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