Learn more about this authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses subjects relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advancements in electronic education technology have provided the means for learners all around the world to be participants in courses online. MOOC classes are generally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that online education organizations are struggling with today because e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can stakeholders be assured that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can stakeholders be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Cook Islands to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more procurable there is a increasing need to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of these new open educational experiments. Professors want to better understand how MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this crescive need for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational issues. This intriguing new book also describes the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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