Learn more about the engaging new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that studies issues having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New advances in learning technology have empowered humans in every nation on earth to be participants in online courses. MOOC classes are normally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are a lot of issues that learning technology institutions have to consider more than ever because learning technology is improving so fast. How can participants be assured that the education provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can learners make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Rwaq to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing desire to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders need to better perceive these interesting new open education ventures. Corporations want to gain an understanding of how MOOC classes can be improved. In response to this increasing desire for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education subjects. This scholarly new book also considers the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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