Learn more about the illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses subjects pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent changes in online learning technology have made it possible for students all over the world to participate in classes online. Massively open online courses are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that distance learning organizations are having to deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations assure that the quality control for these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can participants make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Facebook to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desideratum to perceive how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders want to better comprehend the outcomes of these compelling new open education experiments. Educators want to know how these MOOCs can be made better. In response to this expanding need for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This scholarly new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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