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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which studies issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New developments in distance learning enable students all over the world to take courses online. Massively open online courses are normally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online education institutions have to struggle with more than ever because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is passable? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can learners guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like The John Marshall Law School to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with the problems of poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more available there is a need to perceive how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants would like to better comprehend these interesting new open education endeavours. Scientists want to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be made better. To meet this growing desire for facts MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational subjects. This new book also considers 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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