Find out more about the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which investigates issues regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses. New advancements in learning technology are enabling humans all over the world to take online classes. These MOOCs are free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning technology institutions are considering more than ever because online learning technology is developing so fast. How can we guarantee that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can we assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these MOOC classes? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing need to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about these fascinating new open educational experiments. Lecturers want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this increasing desire for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This book also describes the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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