Learn more about the impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that deals with subjects pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New gains in distance learning have enabled learners in all parts of the world to participate in online courses. These massive open online courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that learning technology organizations must deal with now that elearning technology is improving so fast. How can participants make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can institutions assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like FutureLearn to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing demand to gain a better understanding of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other participants need to understand the outcomes of these important new open educational ventures. Lecturers want to better understand how MOOC courses can be made better. In response to this expanding demand for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This sensational new book also researches the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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