Learn more about the impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that reviews subjects relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses. The latest advances in online education have provided the means for students in nations all around the world to be participants in online courses. These massive open courses are usually free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that e-learning technology institutions have to struggle with more than ever because online education technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders assure that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can institutions be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Facebook to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing desideratum to be aware of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants need to be more aware of these fascinating new open educational experiments. People want to know how massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this developing need for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education topics. This stimulating new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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