Find out more about the book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Brand new changes in learning technology are enabling humans all over the world to take courses via the Internet. MOOC classes are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a lot of issues that distance learning institutions have to consider now that learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can teachers be assured that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can institutions make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Guam to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle problems like poor motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more available there is a growing desideratum to perceive how massive open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other participants would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these new open educational ventures. Everybody wants to better understand how massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this developing desire for data the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational topics. This book also discusses the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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