Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that deals with topics related to open education resources and massively open online courses. Modern improvements in online education technology are making it possible for humans in nations all aver the world to participate in online classes. These MOOCs are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that e-learning organizations are having to struggle with today because online education technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions certify that the education provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can participants guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Northwestern University to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education becomes more commonplace there is a developing desire to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders want to be more aware of these exciting new open education experiments. Scholars want to grasp how these massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this demand for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education topics. This new book also examines the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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