Learn more about the book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that reviews topics regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern advances in distance learning make it possible for people in every nation on earth to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOC classes are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that online learning technology institutions are having to struggle with now that learning technology is advancing so fast. How can we be assured that the quality of these massively open online courses is decent? How can we assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like MOOEC to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing necessity to perceive how MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders would like to better grasp these promising new open education undertakings. Teachers want to better understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this need for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational topics. This gripping new book also articulates the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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