Learn more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that investigates subjects having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent advancements in distance learning technology enable learners in all parts of the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These MOOC classes are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that learning technology organizations are having to attend to today because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can educators guarantee that the quality control for these massive open online courses is decent? How can participants guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Saint Helena to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can we manage issues like low motivation and high student attrition?

As online education technology becomes more procurable there is a growing necessity to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other participants would like to better understand the outcomes of these exciting new open educational endeavours. Researchers want to comprehend how MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this need for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This new book also examines the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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