Learn more about this compelling new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which researches subjects relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in distance learning have empowered learners in all parts of the world to take classes via the Internet. These MOOC classes are usually free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that learning technology organizations have to consider now that online education technology is developing so rapidly. How can educators ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can participants assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Twitter to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we manage issues like low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more available there is a expanding demand to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and many other participants need to better understand these important new open educational ventures. Corporations want to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be made better. To handle this developing desire for facts the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This new book also talks about the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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