Find out more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that describes issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in distance learning technology have empowered students in every nation on earth to take part in online courses. Massively open online courses are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because online education technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can we ensure that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Alfred State College of Technology - SUNY to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants handle low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing need to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other participants would like to understand these interesting new open educational initiatives. Professors want to know how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this crescive desideratum for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This intriguing new book also analyzes the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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