Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which researches topics related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern advancements in distance learning technology have enabled students in every nation on earth to participate in classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online learning technology organizations have to deal with now that distance learning technology is improving so fast. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can teachers ensure that the quality control for these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can we assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like France to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle problems like low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more abundant there is a growing demand to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders want to understand these significant new open educational endeavours. Scientists want to know how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this growing demand for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education subjects. This sensational new book also describes the controversies associated with these massive online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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