Find out more about this thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that reviews subjects regarding open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in online learning have provided the means for humans all over the world to take part in classes via the Internet. MOOC classes are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that e-learning technology institutions have to struggle with today because distance learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can participants certify that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can we make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Columbia University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators manage inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding need to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and numerous other participants would like to better understand these intriguing new open education experiments. Professors want to perceive how these massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this growing desire for details the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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