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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that analyzes topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in online education are providing the means for learners in every nation on earth to participate in online courses. MOOCs are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online learning institutions are having to struggle with now that distance learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can participants certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOCs? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders manage poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding demand to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these interesting new open education undertakings. Instructors want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be made better. To meet this expanding demand for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education topics. This sensational new book also articulates the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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