Find out more about the fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores issues related to open education resources and massive open online courses. Modern advances in distance learning technology are providing the means for learners in all parts of the world to participate in classes online. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. These MOOC classes are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that learning technology institutions have to struggle with today because online education technology is improving so fast. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can we be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can organizations guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like MOOEC to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders handle issues like inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding desire to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other stakeholders would like to understand the outcomes of these interesting new open educational ventures. Teachers want to comprehend how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To meet this expanding desire for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This book also investigates the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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