Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which investigates subjects relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in distance learning technology enable people all around the world to take online courses. These online MOOCs are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that e-learning organizations are considering today because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions assure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can students certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like University of Pittsburgh to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants handle problems like low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing need to grasp how MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders desire to better grasp these promising new open education undertakings. Scholars want to better understand how MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this crescive desideratum for details the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This authoritative new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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