Find out more about the compelling new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that explores topics having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern changes in learning technology are enabling students all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOC classes are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are numerous subjects that e-learning technology institutions are struggling with today because elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders guarantee that the education provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can participants assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Khan Academy to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with the problems of poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding desideratum to perceive how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders need to better perceive these open educational endeavours. Teachers want to understand how these MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this developing desire for details the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This book also talks about the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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