Learn more about this exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which talks about issues having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in online education are empowering students all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are normally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online learning institutions are struggling with today because online education technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators assure that the training provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can students ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Brown University to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more available there is a growing demand to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants need to better perceive the outcomes of these open educational endeavours. Scholars want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this growing demand for facts the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource topics. This stimulating new book also explores the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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