Learn more about this interesting book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which reviews issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Brand new advances in learning technology have empowered people in all parts of the world to take courses online. These massive open courses are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning technology organizations are struggling with now that distance learning technology is improving so fast. How can we make sure that the training provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can institutions assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Eliademy to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle issues like low motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding demand to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders need to better understand these open educational endeavours. Scholars want to better understand how MOOC classes can be made better. In response to this need for information the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education issues. This authoritative new book also investigates the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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