Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses topics regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern gains in technology-enhanced learning are enabling learners in nations all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These massively open online courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online education organizations have to consider more than ever because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants assure that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can learners be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like iversity to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding necessity to comprehend how massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders need to better grasp these compelling new open educational undertakings. Researchers want to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this increasing demand for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education topics. This new book also examines the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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