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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews subjects related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern improvements in learning technology are enabling humans all around the world to be participants in online classes. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These MOOC courses are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online education organizations are having to struggle with now that learning technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers assure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can we be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like WizIQ to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers manage problems like poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing need to grasp how MOOC courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders desire to better grasp these compelling new open education initiatives. Everybody wants to better understand how these MOOCs can be made better. To handle this growing demand for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This authoritative new book also reviews the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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