Find out more about the book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that investigates issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in online learning technology enable humans in nations all around the world to be participants in online courses. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These MOOC classes are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that distance learning institutions have to consider now that distance learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can we be assured that the training provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Italy to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions manage issues like low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more available there is a growing desire to perceive how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other participants want to better grasp these intriguing new open education experiments. Researchers want to grasp how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To satisfy this demand for details the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource topics. This exciting new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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