Learn more about the impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that reviews subjects having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses. The latest changes in learning technology are enabling students in all parts of the world to participate in courses online. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online learning institutions are dealing with more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions ensure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is all right? How can we ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we manage issues like poor student motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing demand to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other participants want to be more aware of the outcomes of these new open educational initiatives. Academics want to know how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To meet this increasing demand for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education topics. This stimulating new book also deals with the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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