Find out more about the book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that studies issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest developments in electronic education technology make it possible for people in all parts of the world to take part in classes online. Massively open online courses are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online education institutions are dealing with more than ever because learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can we ensure that the training provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can learners be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a desire to be aware of how massive open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Instructors and numerous other participants want to better understand the outcomes of these compelling new open educational experiments. Public servants want to know how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this developing desideratum for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This intriguing new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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