Find out more about the thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which talks about subjects regarding open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest developments in online education technology have enabled people all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that learning technology institutions are considering now that online education technology is improving so swiftly. How can we be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can we ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a demand to comprehend how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders need to be more aware of these new open educational endeavours. Scholars want to understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this developing desire for details the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This thrilling new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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