Learn more about the informative new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers topics related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in online education are enabling humans in every nation on earth to take part in online classes. MOOC classes are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online education institutions are having to struggle with today because learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can institutions certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like University of Pittsburgh to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As online education becomes more available there is a increasing desire to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other participants want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these open education endeavours. Educators want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this growing demand for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education topics. This scholarly new book also articulates the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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