Learn more about the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which addresses topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new improvements in learning technology enable learners all over the world to take part in classes online. These MOOC classes are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that distance learning organizations are having to attend to today because distance learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers guarantee that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can students ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like OpenLearning to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can participants manage issues like poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education becomes more widespread there is a developing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders need to understand the outcomes of these interesting new open educational initiatives. Scientists want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this increasing demand for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This definitive new book also explores the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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