Learn more about this interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which addresses issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advancements in online learning have provided the means for humans in every nation on earth to take online courses. Massive open online courses are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning institutions are having to attend to today because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can we make sure that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can participants guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like OpenLearning to conduct these MOOCs? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers handle issues like inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing demand to be aware of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other participants desire to better perceive the outcomes of these significant new open educational experiments. Everybody wants to know how MOOCs can be enhanced. To respond to this need for information the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This intriguing new book also discusses the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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