Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in learning technology have made it possible for students in nations all around the world to take part in online classes. MOOC courses are commonly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that distance learning institutions are considering more than ever because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can educators make sure that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can organizations assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Honduras to conduct these MOOC classes? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators handle inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing necessity to be aware of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders need to better understand these interesting new open educational experiments. Lecturers want to understand how massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this increasing desire for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This definitive new book also examines 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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