Find out more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in online learning have enabled students all around the world to participate in online classes. Massive open online courses are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning technology organizations are considering in 2015 because blended learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can participants assure that the training provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can institutions be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Peer to Peer University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle problems like poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding desire to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other participants would like to better understand the outcomes of these open education endeavours. Trainers want to perceive how these MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this desire for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education topics. This new book also explores the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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