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

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers topics relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new changes in online learning technology have empowered humans in all parts of the world to take classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are normally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that e-learning organizations are having to deal with now that online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can we make sure that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can participants ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desideratum to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders would like to understand the outcomes of these compelling new open educational initiatives. Public servants want to understand how MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this crescive demand for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This definitive new book also describes the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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