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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that describes issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in distance learning are providing the means for people all over the world to be participants in courses online. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. These MOOC classes are free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that online learning technology institutions are dealing with now that online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can participants certify that the training provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can participants guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Harvard University to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers handle issues like poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding demand to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders want to better perceive these promising new open educational initiatives. Teachers want to perceive how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this expanding desire for knowledge the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This new book also reviews the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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