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

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers subjects pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern developments in distance learning are enabling people in every nation on earth to take classes via the Internet. These MOOCs are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that elearning institutions are having to consider today because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can we certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Stanford Online to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators manage issues like low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a necessity to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other participants would like to understand these significant new open education experiments. Corporations want to understand how these MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this growing desire for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education subjects. This new book also talks about the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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