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

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which talks about issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in distance learning have made it possible for students in all parts of the world to participate in online classes. Massive open online courses are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online learning organizations are dealing with today because learning technology is developing so quickly. How can participants guarantee that the quality of these massively open online courses is passable? How can institutions certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Arizona State University to conduct these MOOC courses? How can educators handle issues like poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing need to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders want to better grasp the outcomes of these new open educational experiments. Professors want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To meet this need for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education topics. This authoritative new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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