Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers issues regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New developments in learning technology are providing the means for humans in every nation on earth to be participants in online courses. Massively open online courses are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that elearning organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions ensure that the quality control for these MOOC courses is decent? How can students ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers handle problems like low motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing necessity to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these promising new open education undertakings. Researchers want to better understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this developing need for facts the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource subjects. This authoritative new book also talks about the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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