Learn more about the impressive book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which describes subjects pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern evolvements in online learning technology are enabling humans all over the world to take courses online. These massive open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online education organizations have to deal with today because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can we ensure that the quality of these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can organizations be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Ireland to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we manage low motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a demand to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of these new open education undertakings. People want to understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this developing need for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education issues. This inspiring new book also discusses the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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