Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that analyzes topics related to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New developments in distance learning technology have made it possible for people in all parts of the world to be participants in online courses. These massive online courses are normally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that e-learning technology organizations have to struggle with today because distance learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers guarantee that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can learners assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like University of Washington to conduct these MOOCs? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with the problems of low student motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing need to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other participants need to better grasp these open education experiments. Lecturers want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this demand for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This book also analyzes the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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