Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers topics related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advancements in online learning technology have provided the means for learners in nations all aver the world to take part in courses online. These massive open courses are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that distance learning institutions have to struggle with more than ever because distance learning technology is developing so quickly. How can educators guarantee that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Svalbard to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing desire to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about these intriguing new open education experiments. Academics want to grasp how MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this increasing desideratum for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This dramatic new book also examines the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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