Learn more about the fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that talks about subjects pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Brand new gains in online education technology have provided the means for humans all around the world to participate in classes online. MOOCs are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning institutions are having to attend to now that distance learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can teachers guarantee that the quality control for these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like FutureLearn to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations handle issues like low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a desire to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other participants want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these intriguing new open education experiments. Educators want to know how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To handle this expanding need for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This inspiring new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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