Learn more about this fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern advancements in technology-enhanced learning have enabled students in all parts of the world to participate in classes via the Internet. MOOC classes are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that elearning organizations are dealing with now that e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers certify that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can we certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators manage problems like low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a developing desire to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other participants would like to better grasp the outcomes of these fascinating new open education experiments. Students want to grasp how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this expanding demand for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational topics. This interesting new book also talks about the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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