Learn more about the fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. The latest advances in online learning are providing the means for students in all parts of the world to take online classes. MOOCs are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning organizations are having to deal with more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can educators make sure that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can participants ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like The Ohio State University to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators handle issues like inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more procurable there is a developing desire to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders desire to better grasp the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Students want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To meet this crescive demand for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This definitive new book also addresses the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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