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

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that researches issues having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new improvements in e-learning technology have made it possible for people in every nation on earth to take courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These online MOOC courses are normally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online learning institutions must deal with now that distance learning technology is improving so quickly. How can we make sure that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can students guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Finland to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations manage problems like low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing demand to be aware of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other stakeholders need to better grasp these compelling new open educational endeavours. Public servants want to perceive how MOOCs can be enhanced. To meet this growing need for facts the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This book also analyzes the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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