Learn more about the fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers topics regarding open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern improvements in distance learning technology are empowering people all around the world to participate in courses online. These massive online courses are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that distance learning organizations are struggling with now that online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can we assure that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can students be assured that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Romania to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing desideratum to perceive how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. People want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be made better. To meet this developing demand for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This dramatic new book also discusses the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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