Find out more about the fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that explores subjects having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern changes in distance learning technology are making it possible for people all around the world to participate in courses online. These MOOCs are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online learning institutions have to struggle with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can we be assured that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can learners guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Stanford University to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more available there is a growing demand to gain a better understanding of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants need to understand the outcomes of these important new open education initiatives. Educators want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this crescive desire for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This dramatic new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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