Find out more about the book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that analyzes issues relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new developments in distance learning technology are making it possible for people in nations all aver the world to take part in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are many issues that elearning technology institutions are dealing with today because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions guarantee that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can students certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Vanderbilt University to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing demand to perceive how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of these exciting new open educational endeavours. People want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this demand for information the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This gripping new book also deals with the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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