Learn more about this engaging new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New changes in learning technology have provided the means for humans in nations all aver the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are typically free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a variety of issues that learning technology institutions are having to consider more than ever because elearning technology is developing so fast. How can educators certify that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can learners ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle issues like low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education becomes more commonplace there is a increasing demand to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders would like to understand these new open educational experiments. Researchers want to comprehend how massive open online courses can be improved. In response to this growing desideratum for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This interesting new book also reviews the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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