Learn more about this thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that studies topics related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in learning technology are empowering humans all over the world to participate in online courses. Massive open online courses are generally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are quite a few topics that online learning technology organizations are having to attend to more than ever because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions be assured that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can learners certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like FutureLearn to conduct these massive open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations handle poor motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing desideratum to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants would like to gain a better understanding of these promising new open educational endeavours. Corporations want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this growing desire for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This exciting new book also talks about the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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