Learn more about the thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers issues relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern improvements in distance learning technology are providing the means for people in every nation on earth to take part in online classes. These massively open online courses are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that e-learning institutions are dealing with now that online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can educators be assured that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can students guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Peninsula College to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more procurable there is a growing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other participants desire to gain more knowledge about these compelling new open educational experiments. Professors want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this developing desideratum for knowledge the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This book also considers the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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