Learn more about the cutting-edge new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which reviews topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest changes in distance learning technology enable humans in every nation on earth to take part in courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that elearning institutions have to deal with now that distance learning technology is advancing so fast. How can participants make sure that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can institutions ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Brown University to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we manage problems like poor student motivation and high attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding desire to perceive how MOOC classes are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders need to better comprehend the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Lecturers want to understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this expanding desideratum for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational issues. This definitive new book also studies the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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