Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which addresses subjects relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest developments in online learning are enabling humans in all parts of the world to participate in online classes. These massively open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that learning technology institutions are having to attend to now that elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can organizations certify that the training provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can participants assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions handle poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing need to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these intriguing new open education endeavours. Teachers want to know how massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this growing desideratum for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This intriguing new book also examines the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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