Find out more about the book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which studies subjects having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern developments in online learning technology have made it possible for learners in every nation on earth to be participants in courses online. Massive open online courses are typically free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online learning technology organizations must deal with more than ever because learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can we be assured that the training provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can participants be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like OpenLearning to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions manage issues like low motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a expanding desire to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders want to better understand these new open education experiments. Intellectuals want to know how massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this crescive demand for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational subjects. This new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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