Learn more about this compelling new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers issues relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new gains in distance learning are making it possible for people in nations all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are normally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that distance learning institutions are struggling with now that e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can participants assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Boston University to conduct these MOOC courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As learning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing demand to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and many other participants want to better understand these significant new open education undertakings. Academics want to know how MOOCs can be improved. In response to this need for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational topics. This new book also reviews the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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