Learn more about the enlightening new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which addresses subjects having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new changes in distance learning technology make it possible for people all around the world to participate in online classes. These massive open online courses are free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online education institutions are dealing with today because online learning technology is developing so fast. How can organizations assure that the quality of these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Harvard University to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more available there is a developing demand to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and many other participants want to gain more knowledge about these compelling new open educational experiments. Scientists want to know how these MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this developing desideratum for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational subjects. This intriguing new book also deals with the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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