Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that researches topics related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new evolvements in elearning technology are enabling people in all parts of the world to take courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online learning technology organizations are having to deal with now that technology-enhanced learning is developing so quickly. How can we be assured that the training provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can students guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Twitter to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle problems like low motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning becomes more procurable there is a increasing desire to perceive how MOOCs are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other stakeholders desire to better understand these significant new open educational endeavours. Public servants want to gain an understanding of how MOOC classes can be improved. To meet this expanding desideratum for details MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education subjects. This interesting new book also describes the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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