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

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which analyzes topics regarding open education resources and massive open online courses. Brand new improvements in distance learning technology have enabled people all over the world to take courses via the Internet. MOOCs are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning technology organizations are struggling with now that online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions assure that the education provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can stakeholders certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these MOOCs? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more widespread there is a necessity to be aware of how MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants want to better understand these open educational experiments. Public servants want to better understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this desideratum for facts the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational topics. This exciting new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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