Find out more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers subjects relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new improvements in online education technology have provided the means for people all around the world to participate in online courses. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These MOOC classes are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that learning technology organizations are having to deal with now that online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can organizations ensure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can participants certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Eliademy to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As online education technology becomes more available there is a increasing need to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders want to be more aware of the outcomes of these compelling new open educational endeavours. Public servants want to grasp how massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this crescive desideratum for knowledge the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This authoritative new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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