Learn more about the impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines issues regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in distance learning technology make it possible for people all around the world to take part in online courses. These online MOOCs are normally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that distance learning organizations are struggling with today because learning technology is improving so swiftly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can teachers make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can participants make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Scottsdale Community College to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a need to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants need to better grasp the outcomes of these new open education endeavours. Educators want to grasp how these MOOCs can be made better. To handle this increasing desideratum for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This new book also discusses the controversies associated with MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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