Learn more about this thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers subjects pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses. New improvements in online learning technology make it possible for people all over the world to take part in classes online. These MOOC classes are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that online learning technology organizations are having to deal with today because e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can educators be assured that the quality control for these MOOC classes is respectable? How can we be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Clemson University to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions manage poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a demand to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders want to be more aware of the outcomes of these compelling new open educational endeavours. Academics want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this increasing desideratum for facts the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This definitive new book also articulates the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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