Find out more about the book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which deals with issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent improvements in distance learning have made it possible for humans in nations all around the world to take classes via the Internet. These massive open courses are normally free 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 organizations are having to attend to more than ever because learning technology is improving so quickly. How can we assure that the education provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can organizations assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Sweden to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding need to perceive how these MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and many other participants would like to understand the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Lecturers want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To meet this crescive need for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This thrilling new book also researches the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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