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

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which reviews subjects relating to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in online education technology have made it possible for students all around the world to take courses online. MOOC classes are normally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are quite a few subjects that online learning technology institutions have to deal with more than ever because online education technology is improving so rapidly. How can we make sure that the quality control for these massive open online courses is respectable? How can students assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Stanford Online to conduct these MOOCs? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle issues like poor motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding desideratum to perceive how MOOC courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other participants need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these new open education ventures. Professors want to know how MOOC classes can be made better. In response to this growing demand for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This stimulating new book also examines the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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