Find out more about the book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses subjects having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New developments in distance learning technology have empowered humans in every nation on earth to be participants in online courses. Massively open online courses are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that distance learning institutions are considering more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants assure that the education provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can organizations guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing demand to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders want to be more aware of these interesting new open educational initiatives. Corporations want to know how massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this need for details the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This book also describes the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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