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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which studies topics having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest advances in online education are enabling humans all over the world to be participants in online classes. MOOC courses are generally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning organizations are having to deal with today because learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can we guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can we be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions handle issues like inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning becomes more available there is a necessity to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other participants need to understand the outcomes of these open educational initiatives. Academics want to gain an understanding of how MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this developing desideratum for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education topics. This book also addresses the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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