Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern evolvements in distance learning technology have empowered learners all around the world to take online courses. These MOOC classes are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning technology institutions are considering now that online learning technology is developing so fast. How can institutions ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can organizations certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Morocco to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more procurable there is a desire to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other stakeholders would like to be more aware of these interesting new open educational undertakings. Researchers want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this growing desire for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education topics. This thrilling new book also investigates the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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