Find out more about this definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers subjects having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in distance learning have enabled humans in all parts of the world to take online courses. These online MOOC courses are generally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that elearning technology institutions are having to struggle with now that e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can educators ensure that the quality of these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can participants assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education technology becomes more prolific there is a growing desideratum to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other participants would like to better grasp the outcomes of these exciting new open educational endeavours. Professors want to perceive how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To respond to this crescive demand for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education topics. This scholarly new book also addresses the controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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