Learn more about this illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses issues regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in distance learning technology have made it possible for people in every nation on earth to be participants in classes online. These massive open online courses are commonly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online education institutions have to consider more than ever because online learning technology is improving so quickly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can teachers make sure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can learners make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Stanford University to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers handle problems like poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more widespread there is a growing need to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants need to be more aware of these promising new open education experiments. Scientists want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this increasing desire for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational issues. This amazing new book also talks about the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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