Learn more about the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines subjects relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Brand new changes in e-learning have enabled learners in every nation on earth to take online courses. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These massive open online courses are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that distance learning institutions have to struggle with today because distance learning technology is developing so swiftly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of these MOOC classes is all right? How can we certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What business models are being used by institutions like University of Pittsburgh to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions manage issues like low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing demand to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants would like to better understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Students want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be improved. To meet this demand for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This inspiring new book also describes the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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