Learn more about the book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which addresses issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New changes in distance learning technology enable people in all parts of the world to take courses online. Massively open online courses are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning institutions are having to attend to more than ever because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can organizations assure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can learners assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we get a handle on low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other participants want to be more aware of the outcomes of these interesting new open educational ventures. Public servants want to better understand how MOOCs can be enhanced. To satisfy this increasing desire for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education subjects. This book also studies the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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