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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes subjects having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new developments in online learning have empowered people in every nation on earth to participate in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning technology organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because online education technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions be assured that the quality control for these massively open online courses is good? How can learners certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with the issues of low motivation and high student attrition?

As learning technology becomes more procurable there is a demand to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Scholars and lots of other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these new open educational undertakings. Everybody wants to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this expanding demand for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This exciting new book also deals with the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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