Learn more about this compelling new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that talks about issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Brand new improvements in distance learning technology have provided the means for people all over the world to participate in online courses. MOOC courses are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning institutions must deal with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is developing so fast. How can participants guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can students guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like France to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators manage issues like poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education becomes more abundant there is a need to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders need to better grasp these intriguing new open educational endeavours. Teachers want to better understand how MOOC classes can be made better. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To meet this desire for data the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This stimulating new book also explores the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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