Learn more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that researches issues relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Brand new changes in electronic education technology have enabled learners in nations all around the world to take classes via the Internet. These MOOC classes are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that distance learning organizations are struggling with now that distance learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can organizations assure that the quality of these MOOC courses is good? How can learners ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Stanford University to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we manage issues like low motivation and high attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing necessity to comprehend how MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and many other participants want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these fascinating new open education experiments. Corporations want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this demand for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This definitive new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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