Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses subjects related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in distance learning have enabled humans all around the world to take classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are generally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online education institutions must deal with now that online learning technology is developing so fast. How can participants make sure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can institutions ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Academic Earth to conduct these MOOC classes? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we handle poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desire to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders want to understand these compelling new open education undertakings. Students want to grasp how these MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this developing demand for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This scholarly new book also articulates the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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