Find out more about the impressive book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that addresses topics having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in online education technology are empowering people all over the world to be participants in classes online. These online MOOC courses are commonly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online education institutions are dealing with more than ever because learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders certify that the quality control for these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can learners make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Stanford University to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators manage issues like poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding necessity to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders would like to better perceive the outcomes of these open educational endeavours. Professors want to know how MOOC classes can be improved. To meet this growing demand for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational topics. This gripping new book also investigates the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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