Learn more about the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in e-learning technology have made it possible for learners all over the world to take part in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are typically free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that online education organizations are having to deal with today because learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can stakeholders be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Brown University to conduct these MOOC classes? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions manage problems like low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education becomes more prolific there is a expanding demand to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders want to understand these important new open educational endeavours. Trainers want to better understand how MOOCs can be enhanced. To meet this crescive demand for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This interesting new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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