Learn more about the fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines issues regarding open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent changes in electronic education technology are providing the means for learners in every nation on earth to take classes via the Internet. These online MOOCs are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that learning technology organizations are having to attend to now that learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can organizations be assured that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can participants certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like FutureLearn to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants manage issues like poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding necessity to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants want to understand the outcomes of these compelling new open education ventures. Educators want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this growing demand for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This definitive new book also describes the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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