Learn more about this appealing new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines subjects regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern gains in distance learning have empowered people in nations all around the world to take courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are commonly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that distance learning organizations are dealing with now that learning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers certify that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can organizations guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like United Kingdom to conduct these massive open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations handle issues like low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing necessity to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders want to be more aware of the outcomes of these new open education experiments. Trainers want to know how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To respond to this crescive demand for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education subjects. This dramatic new book also articulates the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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