Learn more about the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines issues related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new gains in online learning technology have empowered students all around the world to take courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that elearning technology institutions are having to attend to more than ever because distance learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can participants certify that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Russia to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can we manage issues like poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education becomes more available there is a increasing demand to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants want to be more aware of the outcomes of these promising new open educational initiatives. Corporations want to know how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this crescive desire for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational topics. This exciting new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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