Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which investigates topics related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern advances in online learning are providing the means for learners all over the world to participate in online courses. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These massively open online courses are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that elearning institutions have to consider more than ever because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions certify that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can students assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Netherlands to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education becomes more abundant there is a growing need to be aware of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other participants want to be more aware of these interesting new open education experiments. Everybody wants to know how these massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this developing desire for data the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education topics. This interesting new book also studies the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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