Learn more about the engaging new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses issues relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses. New developments in online learning technology are empowering students in nations all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are typically free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that distance learning institutions are struggling with now that online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions be assured that the education provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can we assure that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers handle inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing demand to comprehend how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders desire to better comprehend these open education ventures. Scholars want to grasp how MOOCs can be made better. To meet this demand for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational issues. This authoritative new book also discusses the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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