Learn more about this informative new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that investigates subjects relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in distance learning technology have empowered humans in all parts of the world to participate in classes online. Massive open online courses are normally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that distance learning institutions are dealing with now that distance learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can organizations assure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can we ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Yale University to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more commonplace there is a need to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Public servants and many other participants want to better grasp these promising new open education undertakings. Professors want to know how these MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this crescive demand for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational subjects. This sensational new book also describes the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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