Learn more about the thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that analyzes subjects relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in distance learning technology have enabled students all around the world to take classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. Massive open online courses are free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that learning technology institutions have to deal with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants assure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can participants certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOC classes? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing necessity to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other participants need to gain a better understanding of these promising new open education initiatives. Instructors want to perceive how MOOCs can be enhanced. To respond to this desire for facts the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational subjects. This definitive new book also describes the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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