Learn more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which considers subjects relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. The latest changes in learning technology are empowering learners in all parts of the world to participate in online courses. These massive online courses are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that learning technology institutions have to consider today because learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can stakeholders certify that the training provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can participants make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by institutions like FutureLearn to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders manage low student motivation and high student attrition?

As learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing need to comprehend how these MOOC classes are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Intellectuals and many other participants would like to understand these fascinating new open education initiatives. Educators want to better understand how MOOCs can be made better. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To satisfy this growing demand for data the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education topics. This inspiring new book also investigates the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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