Learn more about the informative new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that reviews topics regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest gains in electronic educational technology have empowered students all over the world to take part in online courses. These MOOCs are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that distance learning organizations are considering today because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can institutions ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Iran to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators handle inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more prolific there is a demand to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of these interesting new open educational initiatives. Scholars want to grasp how MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this increasing need for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education issues. This new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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