Learn more about the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that articulates issues regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent evolvements in learning technology enable humans in every nation on earth to take courses online. These online MOOCs are free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that learning technology organizations have to struggle with more than ever because online education technology is improving so fast. How can educators assure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can stakeholders be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Heard Island and McDonald Islands to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can organizations handle low motivation and high dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing necessity to gain a better understanding of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders desire to better perceive the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Public servants want to gain an understanding of how MOOC classes can be improved. To meet this crescive desire for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This amazing new book also articulates the controversies associated with MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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