Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines subjects related to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in online education technology are enabling students in all parts of the world to take classes online. These MOOCs are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online learning institutions are having to attend to more than ever because distance learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can participants guarantee that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can institutions certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Stanford University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions manage issues like low motivation and high student attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing need to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders desire to understand the outcomes of these new open education experiments. People want to understand how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this need for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational issues. This dramatic new book also explores the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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