Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers subjects pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest gains in online learning make it possible for learners in nations all around the world to participate in courses online. MOOC courses are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online education institutions are struggling with today because online education technology is improving so fast. How can we assure that the quality control for these massive open online courses is all right? How can participants be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Saint Martin to conduct these MOOC courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As online education becomes more commonplace there is a growing demand to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders need to better grasp these intriguing new open educational initiatives. Everybody wants to better understand how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To handle this need for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This intriguing new book also talks about the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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