Learn more about the book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in learning technology make it possible for people all around the world to participate in online classes. These massive online courses are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that learning technology organizations are having to attend to now that online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can we ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can learners certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like iversity to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing need to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other participants want to better understand the outcomes of these open education experiments. Researchers want to better understand how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To respond to this crescive need for data the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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