Find out more about the fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which addresses topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in electronic educational technology have made it possible for people all over the world to be participants in online courses. These MOOC courses are usually free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning institutions are struggling with now that e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can organizations certify that the education provided by these MOOCs is good? How can students assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like OpenLearning to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders would like to understand the outcomes of these open educational initiatives. Everybody wants to understand how MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this desideratum for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This gripping new book also explores the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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