Learn more about the appealing new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers subjects regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest changes in online education technology are providing the means for people in all parts of the world to take online classes. These MOOCs are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that online education institutions are having to consider now that e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can teachers assure that the quality control for these massive open online courses is decent? How can participants ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators handle issues like low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding desire to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders would like to understand these compelling new open educational experiments. Corporations want to perceive how MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this growing desire for data the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This scholarly new book also articulates the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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