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

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that articulates topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in distance learning technology are making it possible for people in nations all aver the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These massive open courses are typically free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that e-learning technology institutions are having to attend to now that learning technology is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of these massive open online courses is good? How can organizations assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Berklee College of Music to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations manage low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding necessity to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants desire to better grasp these interesting new open educational initiatives. Scientists want to know how MOOCs can be improved. To handle this crescive desideratum for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This book also deals with the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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