Learn more about the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which investigates topics regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest gains in learning technology have enabled learners all around the world to take classes via the Internet. These MOOC classes are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning technology organizations are having to consider today because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations certify that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can participants guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations manage issues like poor student motivation and high attrition?

As learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing demand to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders would like to better comprehend these important new open educational experiments. Students want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this crescive demand for information the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects. This thrilling new book also reviews the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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