Learn more about this exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that articulates subjects related to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in distance learning make it possible for learners in nations all aver the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These online MOOCs are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that learning technology organizations have to struggle with today because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can teachers be assured that the education provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can institutions assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with the problems of low student motivation and high student attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more prolific there is a increasing demand to comprehend how MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders desire to better understand the outcomes of these open educational undertakings. Professors want to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this increasing need for details the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource topics. This amazing new book also talks about the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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