Find out more about the book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which reviews topics relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in technology-enhanced learning have empowered people in all parts of the world to participate in courses online. Massively open online courses are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that distance learning organizations are having to attend to now that e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can we guarantee that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can students guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Yale University to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we manage issues like low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding desideratum to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants desire to gain a better understanding of these new open education ventures. Professors want to gain an understanding of how MOOC classes can be enhanced. In response to this desire for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education topics. This sensational new book also deals with the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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