Find out more about this impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which talks about issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New changes in learning technology are making it possible for people all over the world to take courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that distance learning organizations are having to deal with now that online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can participants guarantee that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can institutions guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Arizona State University to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants manage poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more abundant there is a necessity to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders want to better understand the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Scholars want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this growing need for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This scholarly new book also discusses the controversies associated with these massive online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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