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

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that investigates issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in online learning technology are enabling people in every nation on earth to take part in classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are commonly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that distance learning institutions are dealing with today because learning technology is improving so quickly. How can we make sure that the training provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can organizations guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like United States to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage issues like inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more prolific there is a demand to be aware of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other participants desire to gain more knowledge about these significant new open education endeavours. Everybody wants to understand how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To satisfy this growing need for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education topics. This sensational new book also discusses the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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