Find out more about the impressive book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which reviews topics relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New gains in learning technology are making it possible for students in all parts of the world to take 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. Massively open online courses are generally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to consider today because learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we assure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can participants certify that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Stanford Online to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants manage problems like poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding necessity to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other participants want to understand these promising new open education experiments. Intellectuals want to understand how MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this expanding desire for data MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This sensational new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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