Find out more about the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which studies subjects related to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in distance learning have enabled people in all parts of the world to take classes online. Massively open online courses are generally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online learning technology organizations must deal with now that e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can stakeholders make sure that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business models are being used by institutions like YouTube to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations manage low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding demand to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and many other participants need to be more aware of these important new open educational experiments. Academics want to know how MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this expanding need for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource topics. This definitive new book also describes the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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