Learn more about the engaging new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that reviews issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in distance learning technology are empowering humans all over the world to be participants in online courses. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. Massively open online courses are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that e-learning organizations are dealing with more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can educators assure that the quality of these MOOCs is tolerable? How can participants guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like University of Virginia to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding demand to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other participants would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these important new open educational ventures. Teachers want to grasp how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this crescive demand for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This exciting new book also articulates the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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