Learn more about the thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which explores topics having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New developments in electronic educational technology have made it possible for humans all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOC classes are commonly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are a variety of issues that distance learning institutions are having to attend to now that distance learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can we assure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can students be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Moldova to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding need to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other stakeholders want to be more aware of these new open education undertakings. Scientists want to better understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this growing need for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational subjects. This authoritative new book also examines the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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