Learn more about the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that articulates subjects relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest improvements in online learning technology make it possible for learners in all parts of the world to participate in courses online. Massively open online courses are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that learning technology organizations are having to struggle with today because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can participants assure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can stakeholders make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning becomes more procurable there is a demand to comprehend how these MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and many other participants want to gain a better understanding of these important new open education experiments. Researchers want to grasp how MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this increasing desideratum for knowledge the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This thrilling new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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