Learn more about this impressive book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that analyzes issues relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Modern developments in distance learning technology are enabling people in all parts of the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are normally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online learning technology institutions are struggling with now that learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can teachers assure that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can participants guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Academic Earth to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions handle inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desire to be aware of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these promising new open educational undertakings. Professors want to understand how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this need for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational issues. This interesting new book also explores the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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