Find out more about the fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Brand new developments in distance learning technology have enabled humans in nations all aver the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online education organizations are having to attend to now that elearning technology is improving so fast. How can educators guarantee that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can students be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by institutions like Yale University to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle problems like inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a developing desideratum to comprehend how massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders desire to better understand these intriguing new open education initiatives. Professors want to know how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this crescive desideratum for details the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This interesting new book also reviews the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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