Find out more about the interesting book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that talks about issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new improvements in distance learning technology have empowered people in all parts of the world to take classes online. Massive open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that distance learning organizations have to consider more than ever because online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions certify that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can we ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Academic Earth to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants handle problems like inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more prolific there is a demand to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these intriguing new open education ventures. Professors want to better understand how MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this demand for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational subjects. This new book also considers the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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