Find out more about this interesting book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines topics having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in online education technology are providing the means for students all around the world to take courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are generally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that distance learning institutions have to consider more than ever because online education technology is advancing so swiftly. How can stakeholders make sure that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can participants assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Israel to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders get a handle on low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing need to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other participants would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Educators want to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this increasing desire for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education issues. This interesting new book also talks about the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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