Learn more about this book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that addresses issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern gains in online learning are making it possible for people all over the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These massive open courses are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that distance learning institutions are having to struggle with today because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can educators ensure that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is good? How can we be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Romania to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants handle issues like poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more procurable there is a necessity to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other stakeholders would like to understand the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Trainers want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this growing desideratum for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational subjects. This inspiring new book also investigates the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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