Learn more about the book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that studies subjects pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. The latest evolvements in elearning technology are making it possible for students all around the world to take courses online. These massively open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are several topics that online learning institutions are struggling with now that distance learning technology is developing so fast. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can we be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like United States to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle problems like low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more available there is a increasing desideratum to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and many other participants desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these intriguing new open education experiments. Instructors want to know how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this growing need for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational topics. This stimulating new book also discusses the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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