Learn more about the informative new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines subjects relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest changes in learning technology have made it possible for learners in every nation on earth to participate in online courses. MOOC courses are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are several topics that online learning organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can educators assure that the quality of these MOOCs is tolerable? How can organizations ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like University of Minnesota to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more procurable there is a developing need to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other participants need to better understand these open education ventures. Scientists want to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be improved. To meet this desire for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This scholarly new book also considers the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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