Learn more about the impressive book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which investigates subjects relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in distance learning technology have enabled people in nations all around the world to take online courses. Massively open online courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that online learning technology organizations are having to consider today because distance learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can we ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations handle low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing desideratum to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Scientists and numerous other stakeholders would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these compelling new open educational endeavours. Teachers want to know how these MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this desideratum for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This scholarly new book also discusses the controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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