Find out more about this book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses topics regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New advancements in online learning have enabled students in every nation on earth to take part in online classes. These massive open courses are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that distance learning institutions are having to attend to now that e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can educators make sure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can participants assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Stanford University to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with the problems of low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing necessity to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants desire to understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open education experiments. Researchers want to know how these MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this developing desideratum for knowledge the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This dramatic new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

Open Educational Practices