Learn more about the cutting-edge new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines subjects having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advancements in e-learning technology have empowered humans in nations all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are numerous topics that elearning technology organizations are having to consider in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers certify that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can learners guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Colorado State University-Global Campus to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants manage problems like poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning becomes more available there is a desire to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. People want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To meet this expanding desire for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This definitive new book also articulates the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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