Find out more about this fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that addresses subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New changes in elearning make it possible for students all over the world to take classes via the Internet. These massive open courses are generally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that distance learning organizations have to deal with more than ever because learning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can stakeholders make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle issues like poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more widespread there is a growing demand to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other participants want to better understand these exciting new open educational endeavours. Teachers want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this desideratum for facts the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This scholarly new book also reviews the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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