Learn more about the illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which articulates subjects relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in e-learning are empowering learners all over the world to take courses via the Internet. These MOOC classes are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that online education organizations are struggling with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can learners assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like OpenLearning to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers manage inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more available there is a developing necessity to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders need to be more aware of the outcomes of these fascinating new open education experiments. Everyone wants to know how MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this desire for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This stimulating new book also examines the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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