Find out more about the engaging new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which reviews subjects regarding open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New changes in online education make it possible for people in all parts of the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are generally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that distance learning institutions are having to deal with now that e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations ensure that the quality control for these massive open online courses is good? How can organizations assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants manage problems like inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing desire to gain a better understanding of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders need to understand these promising new open educational experiments. Public servants want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this need for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This dramatic new book also researches the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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