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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which studies subjects relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New developments in distance learning technology make it possible for people all over the world to take online courses. Massively open online courses are generally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online learning institutions are struggling with now that elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers certify that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can students be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Khan Academy to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more procurable there is a need to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Scientists and many other stakeholders need to understand the outcomes of these open educational experiments. Scientists want to know how MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this expanding need for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This definitive new book also researches the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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