Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which addresses topics having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advancements in online education are providing the means for people all around the world to be participants in online courses. These massive open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that learning technology institutions have to deal with now that distance learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can educators guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can learners ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Facebook to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions manage low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more widespread there is a demand to comprehend how MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders would like to better grasp the outcomes of these interesting new open educational undertakings. Everybody wants to know how massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this crescive need for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This new book also considers the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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