Find out more about the book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that researches subjects relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern changes in electronic education technology are empowering students in all parts of the world to take classes online. MOOC courses are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that e-learning institutions have to deal with now that technology-enhanced learning is advancing so fast. How can organizations guarantee that the training provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can students make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders manage low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding need to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders need to better perceive these compelling new open educational undertakings. Students want to comprehend how MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this expanding demand for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational topics. This new book also discusses the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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