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

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which investigates topics relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Brand new changes in online education have made it possible for people in nations all around the world to be participants in classes online. Massively open online courses are normally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that learning technology institutions are struggling with today because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can teachers assure that the quality of these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can institutions certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Stanford University to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers handle issues like inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a growing demand to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes are being conducted. Educators and lots of other stakeholders need to understand these important new open education experiments. Intellectuals want to know how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this increasing demand for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education subjects. This thrilling new book also analyzes the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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