Learn more about the thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews subjects having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in learning technology enable people all over the world to take classes online. These online MOOCs are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online learning organizations must deal with more than ever because online learning technology is developing so fast. How can teachers be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can organizations assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Yale University to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can educators get a handle on poor motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing necessity to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders need to better understand these significant new open education undertakings. Everybody wants to grasp how MOOCs can be enhanced. To satisfy this crescive desire for details MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education topics. This exciting new book also describes the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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