Find out more about the thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses subjects relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent advancements in distance learning technology are enabling people all over the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are generally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning technology organizations are struggling with today because online learning technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can organizations guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Santa Clara University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants handle problems like low student motivation and high student attrition?

As online education becomes more procurable there is a demand to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants desire to better understand the outcomes of these significant new open education endeavours. Universities want to know how these MOOC classes can be improved. In response to this increasing desideratum for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education topics. This interesting new book also considers the controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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