Find out more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses topics regarding open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New developments in digital education technology have enabled students in all parts of the world to participate in online courses. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. MOOC courses are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online learning technology institutions must deal with today because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can educators be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can organizations guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Aland to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations handle issues like poor motivation and high attrition?

As online education becomes more abundant there is a demand to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of these intriguing new open educational initiatives. Researchers want to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be made better. To handle this desire for facts the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource subjects. This intriguing new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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