Find out more about the book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that addresses issues having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new developments in distance learning technology are empowering students all around the world to be participants in courses online. MOOC courses are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations are dealing with now that e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can participants certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators manage poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more available there is a demand to perceive how MOOC classes are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of these fascinating new open education experiments. Academics want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this expanding demand for facts the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This definitive new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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