Find out more about this impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that analyzes issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. The latest gains in online education technology have made it possible for students all around the world to take part in classes online. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. MOOC classes are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online learning organizations are having to consider more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is improving so quickly. How can we guarantee that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can students certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Academic Earth to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As online learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing demand to perceive how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants need to be more aware of these interesting new open educational endeavours. Teachers want to better understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this increasing desire for data MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This definitive new book also describes the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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