Learn more about this fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest evolvements in distance learning technology have empowered learners all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. MOOC classes are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that e-learning technology organizations are struggling with more than ever because learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality control for these MOOC classes is decent? How can institutions assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we handle problems like inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more procurable there is a developing need to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other participants want to better grasp these interesting new open education experiments. Scholars want to know how massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this growing demand for information the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education issues. This book also analyzes the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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