Learn more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that addresses issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Brand new improvements in distance learning technology are empowering humans in all parts of the world to participate in online classes. These massive open courses are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that learning technology organizations are having to deal with now that online learning technology is improving so fast. How can participants ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can students certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like University of Michigan to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more available there is a desire to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants need to better perceive these promising new open educational endeavours. Students want to know how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this demand for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education issues. This book also reviews the controversies associated with MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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