Learn more about the interesting book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers subjects relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in learning technology have enabled humans all around the world to participate in online courses. These MOOC courses are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online learning institutions have to struggle with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions certify that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can students ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by organizations like FutureLearn to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations manage issues like inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding need to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these exciting new open educational endeavours. Researchers want to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be improved. To handle this growing desire for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This scholarly new book also reviews the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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