Learn more about the fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which studies subjects having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new changes in online education technology have provided the means for people all over the world to participate in courses online. Massively open online courses are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online learning institutions are struggling with now that learning technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations make sure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can we assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Harvard University to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle poor motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning becomes more widespread there is a expanding demand to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about these interesting new open education endeavours. Instructors want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this crescive need for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education topics. This authoritative new book also researches the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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