Find out more about the fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses issues having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern changes in online education make it possible for people all over the world to take classes via the Internet. These MOOC courses are commonly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that learning technology institutions have to struggle with today because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can educators make sure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can participants assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by organizations like University of Pittsburgh to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As learning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing necessity to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants want to gain a better understanding of these significant new open education experiments. Everybody wants to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this crescive desideratum for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational topics. This stimulating new book also examines the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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