Find out more about the book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in learning technology enable people in all parts of the world to take online courses. These MOOC classes are free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning technology institutions are having to struggle with today because online education technology is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders certify that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can we certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like China, People's Republic of to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle problems like poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a increasing demand to be aware of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these promising new open educational undertakings. Public servants want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this desideratum for details the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education topics. This stimulating new book also describes the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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