Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that describes issues relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses. The latest improvements in learning technology are providing the means for people in nations all aver the world to take part in online courses. These MOOC classes are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online education institutions have to struggle with now that e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can teachers make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can students be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Russia to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding need to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other stakeholders need to be more aware of these promising new open education experiments. Students want to know how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To respond to this growing need for details the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education subjects. This authoritative new book also considers the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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