Find out more about the fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advancements in distance learning technology have enabled people all over the world to be participants in classes online. Massively open online courses are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that online learning technology organizations are having to consider more than ever because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can participants guarantee that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can participants assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle problems like poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing need to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these open education initiatives. Instructors want to grasp how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this crescive desire for facts the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects. This new book also considers the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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