Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses topics relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new improvements in distance learning technology make it possible for people all around the world to take classes via the Internet. These MOOC classes are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online education organizations are dealing with more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions assure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can participants guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like United States to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions manage problems like inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more procurable there is a developing desire to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders desire to understand these open educational experiments. Everybody wants to grasp how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To handle this increasing demand for details the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This amazing new book also considers the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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