Find out more about the fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which reviews subjects related to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern evolvements in distance learning technology have enabled humans in every nation on earth to take online classes. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. Massive open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions are considering today because technology-enhanced learning is developing so quickly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can participants guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can learners certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Sierra Leone to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations handle inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a desire to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other participants need to better understand the outcomes of these open educational experiments. Researchers want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be improved. In response to this crescive desire for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational issues. This stimulating new book also investigates the 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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