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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which studies topics having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in online education are providing the means for humans in every nation on earth to be participants in online classes. These MOOC courses are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that learning technology institutions are having to consider more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders assure that the education provided by these MOOC classes is all right? How can students make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like San Diego State University to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle problems like inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a increasing desire to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other participants would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these significant new open education endeavours. Everybody wants to know how these massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this increasing demand for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational issues. This interesting new book also discusses the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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