Learn more about this impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses issues relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in distance learning are making it possible for humans in every nation on earth to take courses via the Internet. MOOCs are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online education organizations have to deal with now that online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can we assure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can we assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Renton Technical College to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders handle problems like low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing demand to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Everybody wants to understand how these MOOCs can be improved. In response to this crescive demand for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This new book also discusses the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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