Find out more about the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses subjects having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in electronic education technology are making it possible for people all around the world to be participants in online courses. These MOOCs are normally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that learning technology organizations must deal with today because distance learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators make sure that the training provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can stakeholders be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Ohio State University to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders manage issues like inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more available there is a growing demand to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about these intriguing new open education experiments. Professors want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this expanding demand for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational issues. This definitive new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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