Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses topics regarding open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in learning technology have provided the means for people in every nation on earth to participate in courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that learning technology organizations have to deal with in 2015 because learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can institutions be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with the issues of low motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education becomes more available there is a growing need to grasp how MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these new open educational initiatives. Corporations want to comprehend how these MOOCs can be made better. To meet this crescive desideratum for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This interesting new book also examines the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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