Find out more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which talks about subjects relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern advances in technology-enhanced learning have provided the means for humans in all parts of the world to take part in online courses. These MOOCs are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that elearning technology institutions are struggling with more than ever because learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions assure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can we ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Kauffman Fellows Academy to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more procurable there is a growing necessity to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other participants want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these interesting new open educational ventures. Scientists want to understand how these MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this crescive demand for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This interesting new book also researches the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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