Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which explores topics regarding open education resources and massively open online courses. Recent advances in electronic education technology have provided the means for people in nations all aver the world to take classes online. Massive open online courses are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online learning institutions are having to attend to now that online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers be assured that the education provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can participants be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Academic Earth to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators manage issues like poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a developing need to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other participants desire to gain more knowledge about these promising new open education ventures. Everyone wants to grasp how these MOOC classes can be improved. To meet this developing desideratum for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This stimulating new book also addresses the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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