Find out more about the book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which studies subjects relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern improvements in learning technology are enabling people all over the world to take part in courses online. Massive open online courses are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning organizations have to struggle with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can educators ensure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can organizations ensure that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like OpenupEd to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations manage low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing desideratum to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other participants want to be more aware of the outcomes of these important new open educational endeavours. People want to grasp how MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this growing demand for information the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This dramatic new book also reviews the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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