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

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that researches issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in learning technology are providing the means for humans all around the world to take classes via the Internet. These massive open courses are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online learning institutions are struggling with today because learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can teachers ensure that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is good? How can we make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Peru to conduct these MOOC courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations deal with the problems of low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education becomes more prolific there is a increasing demand to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other stakeholders would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational ventures. Universities want to gain an understanding of how MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this desideratum for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This exciting new book also describes the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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