Find out more about the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses topics regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in distance learning technology are providing the means for people in every nation on earth to take classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning technology organizations are having to attend to more than ever because learning technology is developing so quickly. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can organizations assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Greece to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers manage low student motivation and high student attrition?

As online education technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing demand to perceive how these MOOCs are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other participants would like to better grasp these new open education experiments. Teachers want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be improved. To meet this developing desire for information the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This new book also addresses the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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