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

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which articulates subjects relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advancements in learning technology make it possible for students all over the world to be participants in online courses. These MOOC courses are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that online learning technology institutions must deal with today because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers make sure that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can students be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing necessity to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these promising new open education ventures. Everyone wants to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this growing demand for information the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This new book also investigates the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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