Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which articulates topics having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in distance learning have enabled students all over the world to take part in online courses. Massive open online courses are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that distance learning organizations are having to attend to more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can we make sure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can we be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like FutureLearn to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders manage issues like low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding desire to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other participants need to better perceive these intriguing new open education experiments. Academics want to better understand how MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this increasing desire for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This scholarly new book also researches the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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