Learn more about the fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that researches topics having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new changes in learning technology are providing the means for people all around the world to take classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are generally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online education organizations have to deal with now that learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can teachers be assured that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can participants make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like The University of Chicago to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers manage issues like inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a necessity to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders desire to better grasp these compelling new open education initiatives. Intellectuals want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this growing need for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education subjects. This new book also examines the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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