Find out more about the book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which describes subjects relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New advances in digital education technology have enabled people in nations all aver the world to take classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are generally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are numerous topics that distance learning institutions are dealing with now that online education technology is improving so fast. How can teachers ensure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can learners ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these MOOCs? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more prolific there is a increasing desideratum to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants need to gain a better understanding of these open education initiatives. Trainers want to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be improved. To handle this desideratum for details the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This dramatic new book also analyzes the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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