Learn more about this fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New developments in online education make it possible for people in nations all around the world to participate in online classes. These online MOOCs are commonly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online learning technology institutions must deal with now that online education technology is improving so fast. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can institutions assure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can learners assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Madagascar to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions handle issues like inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more available there is a increasing desire to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other participants desire to better grasp these open educational experiments. Scientists want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this expanding desire for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This interesting new book also discusses the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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