Find out more about this interesting book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that articulates subjects having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new improvements in distance learning technology have enabled people in nations all around the world to take online courses. These online MOOCs are generally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that online learning technology institutions are considering today because online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions be assured that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can learners guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Twitter to conduct these massive open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of poor motivation and high student attrition?

As learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these promising new open education endeavours. Public servants want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. In response to this increasing demand for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This exciting new book also studies the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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