Find out more about the book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which talks about topics related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in elearning enable students in nations all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. MOOC classes are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions are dealing with today because technology-enhanced learning is improving so fast. How can educators ensure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can learners certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like The New School to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions manage issues like inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing desire to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these new open education initiatives. Trainers want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this increasing desire for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This definitive new book also examines the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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