Learn more about the impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers subjects related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in elearning technology are empowering people in every nation on earth to participate in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are usually free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that elearning organizations are considering today because distance learning technology is developing so fast. How can educators be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can stakeholders guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Japan to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding necessity to grasp how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders desire to better understand the outcomes of these compelling new open educational ventures. Instructors want to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this growing demand for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource subjects. This intriguing new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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