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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that talks about topics related to open education resources and massive open online courses. Recent changes in distance learning are making it possible for learners all over the world to take part in courses online. These massive online courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning organizations have to struggle with now that online education technology is developing so fast. How can educators assure that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can stakeholders assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more commonplace there is a necessity to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants want to understand these new open educational experiments. Scientists want to understand how these MOOC classes can be improved. In response to this increasing desire for knowledge the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This amazing new book also addresses the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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