Learn more about the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which reviews subjects relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New gains in electronic education technology make it possible for students in every nation on earth to participate in online classes. These massive open courses are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online learning technology organizations are having to struggle with today because online education technology is improving so quickly. How can participants ensure that the quality control for these MOOCs is all right? How can learners make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What business models are being used by institutions like Hong Kong to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations get a handle on low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more abundant there is a expanding demand to comprehend how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Educators and numerous other participants desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these significant new open educational experiments. People want to better understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this crescive demand for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This interesting new book also studies the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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