Find out more about the book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines issues relating to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern developments in online education make it possible for people in nations all aver the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are usually free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online education organizations must deal with more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can organizations make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can institutions assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more procurable there is a necessity to be aware of how MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants desire to understand these interesting new open education experiments. Universities want to perceive how massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this increasing demand for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This definitive new book also articulates the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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