Learn more about this authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that describes issues having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent evolvements in online learning technology are enabling people in every nation on earth to participate in online classes. These MOOC classes are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online education institutions are considering now that technology-enhanced learning is developing so rapidly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can we be assured that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can organizations ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like University of Houston System to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can educators handle low student motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desire to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders want to be more aware of these new open educational initiatives. Public servants want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this growing desideratum for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational topics. This interesting new book also talks about the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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