Find out more about the book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines issues having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in distance learning have empowered learners in nations all around the world to take part in classes online. MOOCs are generally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online learning institutions are having to deal with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is improving so quickly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can teachers make sure that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can we be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more available there is a developing necessity to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these exciting new open education ventures. Lecturers want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this increasing desire for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This new book also considers the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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