Learn more about the impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies topics related to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in distance learning have empowered people all over the world to be participants in classes online. These massive open courses are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online education organizations must deal with more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can organizations guarantee that the training provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can participants ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Martinique to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants handle issues like inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding desire to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other stakeholders want to be more aware of the outcomes of these promising new open educational initiatives. Public servants want to know how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To satisfy this crescive need for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This scholarly new book also investigates the controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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