Learn more about the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that articulates subjects having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent developments in learning technology are providing the means for learners in all parts of the world to take online courses. MOOC courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online learning technology institutions are having to consider today because distance learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can teachers be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is all right? How can students certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Academic Earth to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions handle poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding demand to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants need to be more aware of the outcomes of these exciting new open educational ventures. Public servants want to grasp how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. In response to this increasing need for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education subjects. This definitive 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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