Learn more about the enlightening new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that investigates subjects pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New advancements in distance learning technology are enabling people in every nation on earth to take classes via the Internet. These massively open online courses are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online education institutions are having to deal with today because distance learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations ensure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can organizations make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants manage problems like poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more available there is a expanding desire to be aware of how MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about these interesting new open educational ventures. Teachers want to understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this increasing desideratum for details the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education topics. This interesting new book also examines the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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