Learn more about this engaging new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest gains in online learning enable students all over the world to take classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that distance learning institutions are having to attend to today because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers assure that the quality of these massively open online courses is decent? How can participants make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like American College of Education to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders handle problems like low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more available there is a desire to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders desire to better grasp the outcomes of these promising new open educational endeavours. People want to better understand how massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this expanding need for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This book also deals with the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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