Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which addresses topics pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in e-learning technology have enabled students in all parts of the world to take courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that distance learning organizations are considering today because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can educators certify that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like FutureLearn to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders manage problems like low motivation and high attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more available there is a expanding demand to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders need to better comprehend the outcomes of these compelling new open education experiments. Trainers want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this crescive desideratum for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This inspiring new book also discusses the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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