Find out more about the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which explores subjects pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern developments in distance learning technology are making it possible for people in nations all around the world to take courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are generally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that online learning organizations have to deal with today because learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can educators be assured that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can participants make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Guadeloupe to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing need to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders want to be more aware of the outcomes of these new open educational experiments. Everyone wants to perceive how MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this crescive desideratum for information the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This authoritative new book also considers the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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