Learn more about the interesting book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that describes issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New gains in distance learning enable humans in every nation on earth to be participants in classes via the Internet. These online MOOCs are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that elearning technology organizations are considering today because blended learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can participants make sure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can students certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Wesleyan University to conduct these MOOCs? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants handle issues like poor student motivation and high attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more available there is a developing desideratum to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Trainers and many other stakeholders want to better perceive the outcomes of these open education experiments. Researchers want to better understand how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this increasing demand for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education topics. This stimulating new book also articulates the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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