Learn more about the informative new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which articulates subjects having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in distance learning enable students in nations all around the world to be participants in classes online. These massive open courses are commonly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online learning organizations are dealing with today because online education technology is developing so quickly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can participants make sure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can participants assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like University of Rochester to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders manage issues like poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding necessity to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders want to better perceive the outcomes of these new open education experiments. Educators want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this developing desire for details the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education issues. This dramatic new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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