Learn more about the book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that deals with issues regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest advancements in online learning technology have empowered learners in all parts of the world to participate in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are many issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to struggle with now that e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can we ensure that the quality control for these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Peer to Peer University to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage issues like poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a demand to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other stakeholders want to better comprehend the outcomes of these fascinating new open education ventures. Everyone wants to better understand how MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this crescive demand for details the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational subjects. This definitive new book also considers the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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