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

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which addresses issues relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advances in learning technology are providing the means for people all over the world to be participants in courses online. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that learning technology institutions must deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions be assured that the quality of these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can participants ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Belize to conduct these MOOC courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders handle issues like poor motivation and high student attrition?

As learning technology becomes more available there is a developing necessity to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants want to better grasp these promising new open education endeavours. Public servants want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this expanding desire for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This exciting new book also discusses the key 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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