Learn more about this enlightening new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that talks about topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent advancements in online education technology are enabling humans all around the world to take online classes. These MOOCs are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online learning organizations are having to consider now that online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can teachers guarantee that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can participants be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Brown University to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions manage issues like low motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing necessity to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders need to understand these exciting new open educational undertakings. Intellectuals want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this desire for information the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This intriguing new book also considers the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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