Find out more about the fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that addresses topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern improvements in online education have enabled humans all over the world to participate in courses online. These massively open online courses are free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that distance learning organizations are having to deal with today because learning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions certify that the education provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can students ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Miriada X to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle problems like inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more abundant there is a necessity to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these interesting new open educational undertakings. Instructors want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this need for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education subjects. This scholarly new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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