Find out more about the book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers topics relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses. New advances in online education are empowering people all over the world to take online classes. MOOC classes are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that distance learning organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can we certify that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can organizations make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What strategies are being used by institutions like Finland to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding necessity to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other participants want to better understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational ventures. Academics want to understand how these MOOC courses can be made better. In response to this increasing demand for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This exciting new book also investigates the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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