Learn more about the book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which articulates issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New improvements in e-learning technology have empowered humans in nations all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These massively open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that distance learning organizations have to struggle with today because learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can organizations certify that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can students be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators handle issues like poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more abundant there is a developing necessity to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about these intriguing new open education experiments. Teachers want to grasp how massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this crescive need for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This book also considers the controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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