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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which addresses topics pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Recent improvements in elearning enable people in nations all around the world to be participants in online courses. These MOOCs are normally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that distance learning organizations are struggling with more than ever because blended learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can educators certify that the education provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can we ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by organizations like Peer to Peer University to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders handle inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desire to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Everybody wants to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this crescive desire for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource subjects. This book also investigates the controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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