Learn more about the breathtaking new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest gains in online education have empowered humans in nations all around the world to take online classes. MOOC courses are usually free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a variety of subjects that elearning technology organizations are having to struggle with today because online learning technology is developing so fast. How can institutions ensure that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can institutions guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we handle issues like poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing desire to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders want to better comprehend the outcomes of these fascinating new open education undertakings. Corporations want to know how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this crescive desire for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education subjects. This dramatic new book also talks about the controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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