Learn more about this illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which analyzes subjects having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern advances in learning technology have empowered humans in every nation on earth to be participants in classes via the Internet. MOOC classes are free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are several subjects that learning technology organizations are having to consider now that elearning technology is developing so fast. How can educators be assured that the education provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can learners make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these MOOC classes? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers handle low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing need to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders desire to better understand these intriguing new open education endeavours. Academics want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this crescive desire for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This scholarly new book also reviews the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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