Find out more about the thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers issues relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern gains in learning technology have enabled humans in nations all around the world to participate in classes online. Massively open online courses are free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that elearning technology organizations are having to struggle with now that online learning technology is improving so fast. How can organizations assure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can students certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like iversity to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers manage poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning becomes more available there is a increasing desire to be aware of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Academics and many other participants would like to better understand these open education experiments. Teachers want to perceive how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this expanding need for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource topics. This definitive new book also describes the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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