Learn more about the fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which researches issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. The latest gains in distance learning technology have provided the means for humans in every nation on earth to take courses online. MOOC classes are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning technology institutions have to struggle with today because learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can participants assure that the quality of these MOOC classes is all right? How can students ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by organizations like University of New Mexico to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders manage problems like poor student motivation and high attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing necessity to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Trainers and lots of other participants want to be more aware of the outcomes of these fascinating new open education initiatives. Researchers want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this growing need for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational issues. This stimulating new book also discusses the controversies associated with massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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