Learn more about this authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which researches subjects relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in digital education technology enable people all around the world to take online courses. MOOC courses are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that elearning institutions are dealing with today because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can participants guarantee that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can we certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like FutureLearn to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing desire to be aware of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational ventures. Teachers want to know how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this developing desideratum for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This stimulating new book also deals with the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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