Find out more about the cutting-edge new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines issues related to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Modern advancements in distance learning technology make it possible for people in nations all around the world to be participants in online courses. These massive open courses are commonly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning institutions are having to struggle with today because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants make sure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can students be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by institutions like UWashingtonX to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants handle issues like poor student motivation and high attrition?

As learning technology becomes more prolific there is a desire to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about these interesting new open education experiments. Educators want to grasp how MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this need for information the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education topics. This interesting new book also reviews the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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