Learn more about this fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that talks about subjects relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest advances in learning technology have empowered people all over the world to take online courses. Massively open online courses are free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning institutions are dealing with now that online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can organizations ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can participants be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions get a handle on low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education becomes more abundant there is a desire to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders need to better understand these promising new open education undertakings. Researchers want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this need for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education subjects. This definitive new book also describes the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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