Learn more about the impressive book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest advances in elearning technology enable people all around the world to take classes via the Internet. These massive open courses are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online education organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because distance learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions ensure that the quality control for these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can we be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Denmark to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding demand to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders desire to be more aware of these interesting new open educational endeavours. Instructors want to better understand how these MOOCs can be improved. To handle this developing demand for information MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This authoritative new book also explores the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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