Find out more about the interesting book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which addresses topics relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. The latest changes in distance learning technology have enabled humans all over the world to be participants in classes online. These MOOC classes are free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are many topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to attend to now that learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can organizations guarantee that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can we ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by organizations like Israel to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of low motivation and high student attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more procurable there is a need to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders want to be more aware of the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. Teachers want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this growing demand for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education topics. This amazing new book also deals with the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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