Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which describes issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in online learning technology have empowered learners in every nation on earth to be participants in classes online. These massive open online courses are typically free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning organizations are dealing with today because learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can institutions ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like United Kingdom to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants manage issues like poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing demand to perceive how MOOC classes are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other participants desire to better perceive these significant new open educational initiatives. Professors want to know how MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this developing desire for information the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This authoritative new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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