Learn more about the fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines issues related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New gains in e-learning technology are making it possible for people in nations all around the world to take courses online. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that learning technology organizations have to consider today because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can participants assure that the quality of these massively open online courses is all right? How can institutions certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators manage issues like low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desire to be aware of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and many other participants desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these interesting new open education endeavours. Universities want to grasp how these MOOCs can be made better. In response to this expanding desideratum for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational issues. This sensational new book also talks about the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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