Learn more about the fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that investigates issues relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern improvements in electronic education technology have provided the means for learners all over the world to participate in courses online. These massive open online courses are free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that elearning technology organizations are considering now that learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can participants assure that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can organizations make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Stanford Online to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers handle poor student motivation and high attrition?

As online education technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding demand to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other participants desire to better grasp the outcomes of these important new open educational experiments. Public servants want to know how these massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this expanding need for facts MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education issues. This sensational new book also considers the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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