Find out more about the impressive book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that investigates subjects related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New improvements in online education technology are making it possible for students all over the world to take courses via the Internet. MOOC classes are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that distance learning institutions are dealing with more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can organizations certify that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding need to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and many other participants would like to better grasp these significant new open educational ventures. Scholars want to grasp how massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this crescive desideratum for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education subjects. This stimulating new book also discusses the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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