Find out more about the enlightening new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that talks about topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent evolvements in distance learning have provided the means for people all around the world to take classes via the Internet. These MOOC classes are free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that e-learning institutions are dealing with now that distance learning technology is developing so quickly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can stakeholders be assured that the training provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can stakeholders be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Togo to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions get a handle on poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more procurable there is a increasing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other participants need to better understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open education experiments. Everyone wants to perceive how MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this growing desideratum for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education issues. This new book also describes the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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