Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which talks about topics regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in online education technology have empowered people all around the world to take part in online classes. Massively open online courses are generally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that distance learning organizations are having to attend to now that online education technology is developing so rapidly. How can participants assure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can organizations assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by institutions like Japan to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle problems like poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As electronic educational technology becomes more abundant there is a developing need to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders want to better grasp the outcomes of these significant new open educational experiments. People want to understand how MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this demand for details MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource issues. This intriguing new book also describes the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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