Find out more about the engaging new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which describes topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern changes in learning technology are empowering learners all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that learning technology organizations have to struggle with now that online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can participants certify that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can we certify that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Yale University to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning becomes more abundant there is a developing desire to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and many other participants would like to better understand the outcomes of these significant new open education undertakings. Students want to perceive how massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this demand for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education subjects. This new book also articulates the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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