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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that explores topics pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advancements in online education have made it possible for people in all parts of the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that distance learning institutions are having to attend to now that e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers certify that the quality control for these massive open online courses is respectable? How can students ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like University of Pittsburgh to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators handle issues like inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning becomes more prolific there is a growing desire to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants would like to better comprehend these fascinating new open education ventures. Universities want to grasp how massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this developing need for information MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This intriguing new book also considers the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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