Learn more about the impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers subjects regarding open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent advances in learning technology have empowered people in all parts of the world to take classes via the Internet. MOOC classes are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that distance learning institutions are having to deal with today because learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions assure that the education provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can organizations guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by organizations like openHPI to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations get a handle on low motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding need to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other participants would like to better understand the outcomes of these new open educational endeavours. Educators want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this increasing demand for data MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This dramatic new book also deals with the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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