Learn more about this informative new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which examines subjects relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in online learning technology are enabling students all over the world to take part in classes via the Internet. MOOC classes are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online education institutions are struggling with now that e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can teachers assure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can organizations certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of low motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a desire to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and many other participants need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these new open educational initiatives. Academics want to understand how MOOCs can be improved. In response to this growing need for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This dramatic new book also articulates the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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