Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which describes subjects relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New advances in learning technology are empowering people in all parts of the world to take online courses. These MOOC courses are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online learning institutions have to deal with in 2015 because learning technology is advancing so rapidly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Khan Academy to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding demand to gain a better understanding of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of these intriguing new open educational initiatives. Researchers want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this demand for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education topics. This sensational new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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