Find out more about this book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that researches issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new changes in distance learning technology have empowered humans all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are almost always free for learners 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 subjects that learning technology institutions are having to consider now that blended learning technology is improving so fast. How can organizations make sure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can institutions ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Harvard University to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more available there is a growing need to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders want to better perceive the outcomes of these promising new open educational undertakings. Scientists want to understand how these massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this growing desideratum for data the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This new book also addresses the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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