Find out more about the book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that analyzes topics related to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in learning technology have made it possible for learners in every nation on earth to take courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that learning technology organizations are struggling with today because online education technology is developing so quickly. How can teachers guarantee that the quality control for these MOOCs is good? How can organizations make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Ecotech Institute to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators handle problems like poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As learning technology becomes more available there is a necessity to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other participants want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these fascinating new open education experiments. Professors want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this developing need for facts the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This sensational new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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