Learn more about the impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that articulates issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in distance learning make it possible for learners in nations all aver the world to take classes online. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are numerous topics that learning technology institutions are dealing with now that technology-enhanced learning is developing so rapidly. How can institutions make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can participants guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by organizations like One Month to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing need to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders want to understand these fascinating new open educational endeavours. Researchers want to better understand how MOOCs can be made better. To meet this developing demand for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education issues. This book also talks about the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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