Learn more about the impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with topics relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New evolvements in online learning make it possible for humans all over the world to take courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are typically free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning institutions have to consider today because online learning technology is advancing so fast. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can organizations certify that the training provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can participants ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with the issues of poor motivation and high student attrition?

As learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding demand to be aware of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders want to better grasp the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Everyone wants to grasp how these MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this desire for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This exciting new book also explores the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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