Find out more about the impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that describes subjects relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in distance learning have enabled people in all parts of the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are normally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online learning technology institutions have to consider today because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions make sure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can students ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Harvard University to conduct these MOOC classes? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions manage issues like poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more available there is a growing need to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants need to gain more knowledge about these important new open education endeavours. Researchers want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this developing demand for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational issues. This sensational new book also investigates the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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