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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which talks about issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern gains in online education technology have enabled students in every nation on earth to take classes online. 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. These MOOC classes are commonly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that learning technology organizations are struggling with now that online education technology is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can learners assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Great Basin College to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with the issues of low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more prolific there is a demand to grasp how MOOC classes are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders need to better comprehend these new open educational undertakings. Everyone wants to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be improved. To handle this crescive need for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational subjects. This exciting new book also examines the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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