Learn more about the illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which explores subjects pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in learning technology enable people in every nation on earth to be participants in classes online. These MOOC courses are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online learning technology institutions have to deal with today because distance learning technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of these massively open online courses is decent? How can organizations assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Harvard University to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can participants handle issues like poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more prolific there is a developing desire to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders would like to better understand these open education undertakings. Trainers want to perceive how massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this desire for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This definitive new book also considers the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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