Learn more about the informative new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which researches issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advances in online education technology are making it possible for people in all parts of the world to participate in online classes. Massively open online courses are generally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online education organizations have to struggle with more than ever because online education technology is advancing so rapidly. How can teachers guarantee that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can participants assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Academic Earth to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators handle low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning becomes more procurable there is a expanding demand to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of these exciting new open educational experiments. Everyone wants to better understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this growing need for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This scholarly new book also articulates the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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