Learn more about the fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes topics regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in distance learning technology are making it possible for humans all over the world to take classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. Infrastructure, marketing, pedagogy, and assessment are some of the areas where questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education persist. There are many subjects that online learning technology organizations have to deal with today because elearning technology is advancing so fast. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can teachers be assured that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can stakeholders certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Wake Island to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can participants handle issues like poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a need to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders desire to be more aware of these fascinating new open educational initiatives. People want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this increasing need for facts MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This dramatic new book also addresses the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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