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

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses subjects regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses. Modern advances in online education are empowering learners in nations all around the world to take part in online courses. These MOOCs are commonly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that elearning technology organizations have to consider today because elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can stakeholders make sure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can we be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like The University of Chicago to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desideratum to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these exciting new open education initiatives. Public servants want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this demand for data the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This definitive new book also talks about the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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