Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that investigates issues regarding open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New evolvements in e-learning are empowering people all over the world to participate in online classes. This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education. MOOC classes are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online education organizations are considering now that e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can organizations ensure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can learners assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Peer to Peer University to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants would like to better perceive the outcomes of these new open education experiments. Universities want to know how these MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this crescive desire for information the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education subjects. This stimulating new book also investigates the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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