Learn more about the engaging new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores subjects relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest gains in learning technology have enabled students in every nation on earth to take courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online education institutions have to consider today because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of these MOOC courses is respectable? How can organizations guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like University of Pittsburgh to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more available there is a increasing necessity to perceive how MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders want to better understand these interesting new open educational ventures. Academics want to grasp how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To handle this crescive need for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This exciting new book also describes the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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