Learn more about the thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new gains in learning technology are enabling people in nations all around the world to be participants in online courses. MOOCs are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that distance learning organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations certify that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can organizations certify that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers handle problems like inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing need to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders need to better grasp the outcomes of these new open education endeavours. Teachers want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To satisfy this increasing desideratum for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This book also describes the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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