Find out more about the fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses subjects pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent gains in distance learning technology are providing the means for humans in nations all aver the world to participate in classes online. These MOOCs are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that distance learning organizations must deal with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is developing so rapidly. How can institutions ensure that the quality of these massive open online courses is adequate? How can we be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Meetup to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning becomes more widespread there is a developing desire to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants desire to better understand the outcomes of these important new open educational undertakings. Scholars want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this increasing desideratum for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This book also addresses the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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