Learn more about the fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers issues having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest developments in technology-enhanced learning have made it possible for people in every nation on earth to take part in classes online. These massive open courses are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are a lot of subjects that online education organizations have to deal with in 2015 because distance learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of these MOOCs is good? How can institutions assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Venezuela to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing demand to comprehend how these MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and many other participants want to be more aware of the outcomes of these new open educational experiments. Educators want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this crescive desideratum for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education subjects. This dramatic new book also examines the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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