Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which researches subjects having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. The latest improvements in electronic education technology have made it possible for learners all over the world to participate in online courses. These massively open online courses are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are many subjects that distance learning organizations have to deal with in 2015 because learning technology is improving so fast. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can learners guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Peer to Peer University to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we manage issues like low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing necessity to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders would like to understand these fascinating new open educational experiments. Academics want to understand how massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this desire for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This book also reviews the controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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