Learn more about the impressive book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that describes topics pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses. New advancements in technology-enhanced learning are providing the means for humans all around the world to participate in courses online. These online MOOCs are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are numerous issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to deal with today because online education technology is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can organizations certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by institutions like OpenLearning to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions manage inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding desire to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other participants need to better grasp these new open educational endeavours. Universities want to comprehend how MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this increasing desire for information the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education issues. This gripping new book also talks about the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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