Learn more about the book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers topics having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. The latest improvements in online education technology make it possible for people all around the world to participate in online courses. These massive open courses are commonly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that e-learning technology organizations have to deal with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can educators certify that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can participants be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like The John Marshall Law School to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with the problems of low student motivation and high student attrition?

As learning technology becomes more abundant there is a demand to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants would like to be more aware of these promising new open educational endeavours. Everybody wants to know how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this growing need for information MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This interesting new book also addresses the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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