Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advancements in online education are enabling learners in nations all around the world to take online courses. MOOCs are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that learning technology organizations must deal with now that distance learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can we ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can participants ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Estonia to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle problems like inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more abundant there is a developing need to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants desire to gain more knowledge about these new open educational endeavours. People want to understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this crescive need for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational subjects. This book also discusses the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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