Find out more about the book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that deals with subjects related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New improvements in elearning make it possible for learners in every nation on earth to take part in classes via the Internet. These massive open online courses are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that distance learning institutions are having to attend to more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions make sure that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can participants make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we manage issues like low student motivation and high attrition?

As online education becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desideratum to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders desire to understand these exciting new open educational endeavours. Universities want to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be improved. In response to this crescive desideratum for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education topics. This dramatic new book also articulates the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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