Find out more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which investigates topics relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses. Recent improvements in elearning enable humans all over the world to take online classes. These massively open online courses are usually free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online learning technology institutions have to consider today because distance learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of these massively open online courses is good? How can students certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by institutions like University of Pittsburgh to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with poor motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing need to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders want to better comprehend the outcomes of these new open education undertakings. Scholars want to grasp how these MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this crescive demand for data the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This stimulating new book also describes the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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