Find out more about the book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which describes topics related to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Modern advances in online learning technology have made it possible for people all around the world to be participants in online classes. These MOOC classes are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning institutions are having to struggle with now that elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can participants guarantee that the training provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Russia to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing demand to gain a better understanding of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about these compelling new open education endeavours. Researchers want to understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this crescive demand for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This inspiring new book also addresses the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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