Learn more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern changes in technology-enhanced learning are enabling humans all around the world to be participants in online classes. MOOC courses are generally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that distance learning institutions are struggling with today because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can teachers assure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can students ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can we get a handle on inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a expanding necessity to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders desire to better understand the outcomes of these open education ventures. Researchers want to better understand how MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this expanding desire for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource topics. This new book also explores the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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