Find out more about the fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which investigates topics related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in electronic educational technology are enabling humans in nations all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that distance learning institutions must deal with today because technology-enhanced learning is improving so swiftly. How can teachers be assured that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOC courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing necessity to be aware of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these interesting new open educational undertakings. People want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this growing desideratum for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This exciting new book also studies the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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