Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses topics pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new improvements in distance learning enable students all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These MOOC classes are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online learning technology organizations are struggling with now that learning technology is advancing so fast. How can organizations assure that the quality of these MOOCs is all right? How can organizations be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Berklee College of Music to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers manage problems like poor motivation and high student attrition?

As online education technology becomes more available there is a increasing necessity to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders desire to understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational initiatives. Corporations want to grasp how MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this desire for information the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This intriguing new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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