Learn more about the book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers topics having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent improvements in distance learning have enabled people all around the world to take part in classes online. These MOOC courses are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online education institutions are having to attend to now that e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can we certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders handle inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding desideratum to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other participants desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these significant new open educational endeavours. Universities want to know how MOOC courses can be made better. In response to this growing demand for information the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational subjects. This definitive new book also articulates the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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