Learn more about the impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that deals with topics pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advances in online education technology are empowering people in every nation on earth to take part in classes via the Internet. These MOOC courses are generally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning institutions have to deal with more than ever because learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can organizations certify that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Clemson University to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions manage low motivation and high student attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more available there is a demand to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Intellectuals and many other stakeholders need to better grasp the outcomes of these fascinating new open education experiments. Students want to comprehend how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. In response to this crescive desire for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource issues. This book also examines the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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