Learn more about the compelling new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews topics having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent evolvements in learning technology are enabling people in all parts of the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online education organizations are considering now that elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can organizations be assured that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can learners ensure that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Tajikistan to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants handle problems like poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a developing desire to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants desire to understand these interesting new open educational experiments. Professors want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this developing demand for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education subjects. This exciting new book also deals with the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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