Learn more about the book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest changes in online education have enabled people all over the world to take courses online. These online MOOCs are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that distance learning institutions must deal with now that e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions ensure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can participants ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Harvard University to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more procurable there is a desideratum to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders would like to better grasp the outcomes of these interesting new open educational initiatives. Universities want to grasp how MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this expanding need for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education topics. This authoritative new book also examines the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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