Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that articulates subjects pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest improvements in distance learning technology have empowered people all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online education organizations are having to consider now that online education technology is advancing so fast. How can we make sure that the quality control for these MOOC classes is respectable? How can students be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Micronesia to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing demand to comprehend how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders want to understand these exciting new open educational ventures. Intellectuals want to grasp how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this increasing demand for information the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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