Learn more about this fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes issues relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses. Brand new changes in distance learning make it possible for people in all parts of the world to be participants in classes online. These MOOC classes are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that e-learning technology organizations are struggling with more than ever because online education technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders assure that the training provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Academic Earth to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations handle inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a necessity to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders would like to better understand these interesting new open educational ventures. Everyone wants to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this growing desire for information the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This stimulating new book also considers the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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