Learn more about the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers topics related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new gains in online education technology have made it possible for people in all parts of the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that distance learning organizations are having to attend to today because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations guarantee that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can organizations certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by institutions like Svalbard to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a growing necessity to be aware of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of these intriguing new open education undertakings. Professors want to perceive how these MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this growing desideratum for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource topics. This interesting new book also addresses the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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