Learn more about the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that analyzes subjects regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new evolvements in distance learning are enabling people all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that learning technology institutions are dealing with today because e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can participants be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Khan Academy to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants handle problems like low motivation and high learner attrition?

As learning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing demand to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders want to better grasp the outcomes of these compelling new open education ventures. Everybody wants to better understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this crescive desire for information the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This interesting new book also deals with the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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