Find out more about the book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which explores issues relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Recent advances in online learning technology have empowered humans in all parts of the world to take online classes. These online MOOCs are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that e-learning technology institutions have to struggle with more than ever because distance learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions assure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can we certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like South Georgia & South Sandwich Islands to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers handle issues like inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As online education technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding need to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders desire to better grasp the outcomes of these important new open education initiatives. Universities want to gain an understanding of how MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this increasing desire for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This authoritative new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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