Learn more about the fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that investigates issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest developments in online education are making it possible for humans all over the world to participate in online courses. These massive open online courses are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that e-learning institutions are dealing with now that e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions assure that the quality of these MOOCs is respectable? How can students assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with the problems of poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a developing necessity to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other participants would like to better grasp the outcomes of these intriguing new open education experiments. Instructors want to understand how MOOCs can be improved. To handle this need for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This thrilling new book also explores the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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