Find out more about this authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which researches issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in distance learning technology make it possible for learners in nations all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are usually free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that online learning organizations have to consider more than ever because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators ensure that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is respectable? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can institutions assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Mexico to conduct these massive open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding desire to comprehend how these MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other participants desire to better understand these compelling new open educational experiments. Trainers want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be improved. To meet this crescive desideratum for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This new book also considers the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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