Learn more about the fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that articulates issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest developments in distance learning technology are making it possible for learners in nations all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning technology institutions have to deal with today because distance learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can educators ensure that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can participants be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business models are being used by organizations like Netherlands to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle issues like poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing desideratum to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders want to be more aware of the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Corporations want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this crescive demand for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This interesting new book also describes the controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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