Learn more about the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which addresses subjects relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern advances in e-learning technology have enabled students all around the world to take courses via the Internet. MOOCs are typically free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that distance learning organizations have to struggle with today because online learning technology is advancing so fast. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can institutions make sure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can participants make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Khan Academy to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding desideratum to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants would like to better perceive these promising new open educational undertakings. Educators want to understand how these massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this expanding desire for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource topics. This book also researches the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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