Learn more about the impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes issues relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses. New improvements in distance learning technology enable learners in all parts of the world to participate in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are usually free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning technology organizations are having to deal with more than ever because online education technology is developing so swiftly. How can educators be assured that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can institutions certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like NovoEd to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding need to perceive how massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders would like to better understand these exciting new open education experiments. Scientists want to know how these massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this desire for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This amazing new book also examines the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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