Learn more about the breathtaking new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that researches issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New gains in online education make it possible for students all around the world to take classes via the Internet. These massive open online courses are free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning organizations are struggling with more than ever because online education technology is advancing so rapidly. How can teachers assure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can students be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like University of Virginia to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing desire to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other participants want to better comprehend these important new open educational ventures. Lecturers want to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be made better. To handle this expanding desire for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This amazing new book also reviews the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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