Find out more about the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which talks about issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new evolvements in distance learning have provided the means for humans 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 quite a few subjects that online learning technology institutions have to struggle with now that elearning technology is developing so fast. How can organizations ensure that the quality control for these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can we ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like NovoEd to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants handle issues like low motivation and high dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing desire to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and many other participants desire to gain more knowledge about these important new open educational undertakings. Teachers want to grasp how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this expanding desire for details the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This intriguing new book also talks about the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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