Learn more about the engaging new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which studies subjects relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new developments in online education technology enable people all around the world to be participants in classes online. Massively open online courses are commonly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online learning institutions are having to attend to now that elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can we guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can we ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Academic Earth to conduct these MOOC classes? How can stakeholders manage problems like low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education technology becomes more commonplace there is a need to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other participants would like to better perceive the outcomes of these open education experiments. People want to better understand how these MOOCs can be improved. In response to this growing desideratum for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This book also reviews the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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