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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which considers subjects having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in online education have empowered learners in every nation on earth to be participants in online courses. 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 massive open online courses are commonly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online education institutions have to struggle with today because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations assure that the training provided by these MOOCs is good? How can participants guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Bowling Green State University to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can we get a handle on low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a developing demand to perceive how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these compelling new open education initiatives. Teachers want to better understand how massive open online courses can be improved. In response to this crescive desire for facts MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This thrilling new book also discusses the controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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