Learn more about the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which studies topics related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest advancements in online education enable humans all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to attend to today because learning technology is developing so fast. How can participants make sure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is all right? How can institutions make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Kiribati to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle problems like low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing need to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders would like to better grasp the outcomes of these new open educational experiments. Everybody wants to grasp how these MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this developing need for facts the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This interesting new book also discusses the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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