Learn more about this impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with topics regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest improvements in distance learning technology are enabling people all around the world to be participants in online classes. Massively open online courses are normally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that learning technology organizations are having to struggle with today because distance learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can organizations assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Peer to Peer University to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders manage issues like poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding necessity to gain a better understanding of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders desire to better grasp these promising new open education experiments. Scientists want to better understand how MOOC classes can be improved. In response to this growing need for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education topics. This thrilling new book also studies the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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