Find out more about this interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which investigates topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in online learning technology enable learners all over the world to take part in online courses. These online MOOC courses are free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning institutions are having to attend to more than ever because online education technology is advancing so rapidly. How can we make sure that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can we ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like LinkedIn to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders handle issues like poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more available there is a increasing desire to be aware of how MOOCs are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other participants want to gain a better understanding of these interesting new open education ventures. Public servants want to better understand how these MOOCs can be made better. To handle this desideratum for details the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This intriguing new book also reviews the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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