Learn more about the book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses issues related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern changes in online education technology have empowered people all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that distance learning institutions are considering today because e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can educators ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can students make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What strategies are being used by organizations like Peninsula College to conduct these MOOC courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can we handle issues like low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a necessity to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants would like to be more aware of these exciting new open educational experiments. Researchers want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this expanding need for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This sensational new book also explores the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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