Find out more about this dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which studies issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new gains in online learning have enabled students all around the world to take courses online. These online MOOCs are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning organizations are having to deal with today because learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can we assure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can students guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As learning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding necessity to grasp how massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders desire to better grasp the outcomes of these important new open education undertakings. Students want to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this crescive demand for details the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education subjects. This new book also deals with the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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