Find out more about this book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which talks about subjects related to open educational resources and massive open online courses. New gains in elearning technology have provided the means for humans all over the world to take part in classes online. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These MOOC courses are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online education institutions are having to consider more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions assure that the quality of these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can students ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Belgium to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing need to comprehend how these MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other participants want to better comprehend these open education endeavours. Trainers want to perceive how MOOCs can be enhanced. To satisfy this expanding desideratum for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This scholarly new book also researches the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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