Find out more about the impressive book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses subjects relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern changes in distance learning technology are making it possible for humans in all parts of the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning institutions must deal with now that learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can we assure that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is good? How can we make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Aruba to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers get a handle on inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing desideratum to be aware of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders need to better grasp these intriguing new open education experiments. Universities want to know how MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this growing need for facts the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education issues. This scholarly new book also considers the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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