Learn more about this compelling new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that describes subjects relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in learning technology are enabling students in every nation on earth to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOC classes are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that e-learning technology organizations have to deal with more than ever because online education technology is improving so swiftly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can participants assure that the training provided by these MOOC classes is all right? How can learners assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different strategies are being used by institutions like University of New Mexico to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations manage low motivation and high learner attrition?

As learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing need to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Academics and numerous other stakeholders desire to be more aware of these important new open educational ventures. Researchers want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this increasing demand for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational subjects. This authoritative new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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