Find out more about the impressive book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers topics regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern developments in e-learning have enabled students all over the world to be participants in online courses. These online MOOCs are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that learning technology organizations must deal with now that online education technology is improving so fast. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can educators make sure that the quality of these massive open online courses is decent? How can stakeholders assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Northwestern University to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a desire to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of these compelling new open education initiatives. Everyone wants to understand how these MOOC classes can be improved. To meet this developing need for knowledge the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This sensational new book also considers the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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