Find out more about this impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers subjects related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New changes in online learning technology enable humans in all parts of the world to take part in courses online. These MOOC courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that learning technology organizations are considering today because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can we be assured that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can learners certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with the issues of low student motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing need to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other participants desire to be more aware of these interesting new open educational experiments. Intellectuals want to understand how these MOOCs can be improved. To meet this expanding desideratum for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This amazing new book also talks about the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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