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

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses topics related to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in distance learning technology have enabled humans in nations all around the world to be participants in classes online. These online MOOC courses are commonly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online education institutions are having to attend to today because online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can we be assured that the quality of these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can learners guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Stanford University to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers handle poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing necessity to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and numerous other participants need to better grasp the outcomes of these exciting new open education experiments. Scientists want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this expanding need for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This authoritative new book also examines the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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