Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which describes issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advancements in online learning technology are making it possible for people in all parts of the world to be participants in classes online. These massive open online courses are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that learning technology organizations have to consider today because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can teachers assure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can participants ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like India to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with the issues of low motivation and high attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing necessity to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders need to better understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open education experiments. Educators want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this crescive desire for information the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education topics. This intriguing new book also deals with the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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