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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which articulates issues regarding open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern improvements in online education technology enable learners in all parts of the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These MOOC courses are commonly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online learning technology organizations are considering now that learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can we be assured that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can students guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can we manage problems like low motivation and high learner attrition?

As learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing need to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these open educational initiatives. Researchers want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this developing need for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational topics. This sensational new book also studies the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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