Find out more about the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that investigates subjects regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in online education have made it possible for people in every nation on earth to participate in online classes. Massively open online courses are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that distance learning institutions have to struggle with today because distance learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can organizations certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Yale University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants handle poor motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a desire to perceive how MOOC classes are being conducted. Academics and many other participants need to better grasp these interesting new open education experiments. Lecturers want to understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this expanding need for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This exciting new book also considers the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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