Learn more about the illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines subjects having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern improvements in digital education technology have made it possible for students all around the world to take online classes. These online MOOC courses are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that distance learning organizations have to deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can teachers be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can organizations certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Peer to Peer University to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can we get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing need to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders would like to better understand these promising new open educational undertakings. Academics want to better understand how MOOCs can be improved. To handle this need for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This new book also considers the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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