Learn more about the fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses issues related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New evolvements in online learning technology have empowered people all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are normally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are a variety of topics that learning technology organizations are struggling with now that learning technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions assure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can learners assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business models are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers manage problems like low motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing necessity to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders need to be more aware of the outcomes of these compelling new open education experiments. Universities want to grasp how these massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this developing desideratum for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource topics. This exciting new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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