Learn more about the informative new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent advances in distance learning are providing the means for humans all around the world to take classes via the Internet. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. Massive open online courses are normally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that elearning organizations have to struggle with more than ever because online education technology is advancing so rapidly. How can educators assure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can stakeholders guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders manage issues like low motivation and high attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more widespread there is a developing necessity to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Public servants and many other stakeholders desire to better grasp the outcomes of these open educational initiatives. Trainers want to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this need for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects. This thrilling new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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