Find out more about this exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which explores issues pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses. New advances in distance learning are providing the means for learners in every nation on earth to take courses online. These massive open courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online education institutions are having to deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can educators make sure that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can institutions ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers manage inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education becomes more prolific there is a desire to be aware of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants desire to better grasp the outcomes of these compelling new open education initiatives. Educators want to understand how MOOC classes can be improved. To meet this developing need for data the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational topics. This gripping new book also studies the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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