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

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines topics regarding open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new changes in learning technology are enabling students all around the world to participate in online classes. Massively open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that learning technology organizations are having to struggle with today because online education technology is developing so rapidly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can organizations certify that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding desideratum to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants would like to understand these exciting new open education endeavours. Intellectuals want to understand how MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this growing demand for knowledge the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational topics. This gripping new book also researches the 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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