Find out more about this scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which talks about issues having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern improvements in electronic educational technology are making it possible for people all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to deal with now that online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can learners be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Johnston Atoll to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing demand to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes are being conducted. Academics and many other participants would like to better perceive the outcomes of these significant new open education experiments. Instructors want to understand how these MOOCs can be made better. In response to this increasing desideratum for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects. This interesting new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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