Find out more about this impressive book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that explores subjects having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern gains in elearning technology are making it possible for learners all around the world to take courses online. MOOCs are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that learning technology institutions must deal with more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can teachers ensure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can students certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Stanford University to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more available there is a growing necessity to grasp how MOOC courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Students and many other participants need to understand these promising new open educational experiments. Lecturers want to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this growing desideratum for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This new book also explores the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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