Find out more about this fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which reviews subjects relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Brand new gains in online education make it possible for people in every nation on earth to take part in classes online. These massive online courses are typically free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that learning technology organizations are considering now that e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions certify that the education provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can stakeholders make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Boston University to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can educators handle low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning becomes more prolific there is a expanding demand to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other participants would like to better understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational experiments. Scientists want to grasp how MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this developing need for data the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education issues. This book also considers the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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