Find out more about the book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with topics pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses. Brand new advances in distance learning are enabling students in nations all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. 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 massive open online courses are commonly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online education institutions have to consider more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations assure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can students certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Russia to conduct these MOOCs? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers manage problems like inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning becomes more abundant there is a expanding demand to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants want to understand the outcomes of these new open education experiments. Lecturers want to grasp how MOOCs can be enhanced. To meet this developing need for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education topics. This inspiring new book also considers the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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