Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which researches subjects pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in online education have provided the means for learners in all parts of the world to take part in online courses. These massive online courses are commonly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that learning technology institutions must deal with today because online education technology is improving so swiftly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can stakeholders be assured that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can organizations certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Clipperton Island to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations get a handle on poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing desideratum to comprehend how these MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and lots of other participants would like to better understand these interesting new open education endeavours. Universities want to grasp how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this increasing need for knowledge the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education topics. This book also addresses the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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