Learn more about the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that analyzes issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new developments in technology-enhanced learning are empowering students all over the world to take online classes. These MOOC classes are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are quite a few issues that e-learning technology institutions have to consider today because distance learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can learners assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOCs? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants handle inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding desire to perceive how massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other participants desire to understand these intriguing new open educational endeavours. Lecturers want to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this need for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This authoritative new book also articulates the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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