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

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines topics relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in online learning have provided the means for humans all over the world to take online courses. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. These online MOOC courses are usually free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online education organizations are having to struggle with today because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions guarantee that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can institutions be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Guatemala to conduct these MOOC classes? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can participants manage inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning becomes more available there is a desideratum to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these important new open educational initiatives. Everybody wants to better understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this increasing desire for details the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education subjects. This intriguing new book also considers the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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