Find out more about the book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that deals with subjects regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. The latest advances in distance learning technology are making it possible for humans in every nation on earth to take part in courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online education organizations are considering in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can participants make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What strategies are being used by organizations like Togo to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers handle problems like low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a need to be aware of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational endeavours. Universities want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this developing desire for information the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This interesting new book also reviews the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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