Learn more about the informative new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that articulates subjects related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New developments in learning technology are empowering humans all over the world to take online courses. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. MOOC courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that e-learning organizations have to consider today because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can educators guarantee that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can students be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Wellesley College to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations deal with the problems of low student motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing demand to be aware of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other participants want to gain more knowledge about these fascinating new open education experiments. Trainers want to understand how MOOCs can be made better. To handle this increasing need for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational topics. This sensational new book also reviews the controversies associated with MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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