Learn more about this impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that investigates topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern improvements in online learning have empowered humans all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online learning institutions have to consider now that elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers guarantee that the quality control for these massively open online courses is good? How can stakeholders make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Colombia to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders manage issues like poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding desire to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Universities want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this need for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This scholarly new book also considers the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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