Learn more about the fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in online learning technology make it possible for students in nations all aver the world to take online courses. Massively open online courses are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that learning technology organizations are considering today because online learning technology is developing so fast. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can educators make sure that the training provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can learners guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What business models are being used by institutions like Georgetown University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations handle problems like poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing need to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders want to better perceive the outcomes of these promising new open education undertakings. People want to perceive how MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this developing need for knowledge the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This new book also discusses the controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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