Learn more about the book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which talks about issues pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in distance learning technology enable students all around the world to take part in online classes. MOOC courses are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that e-learning technology organizations have to struggle with now that online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers certify that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can participants be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like The Ohio State University to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations manage problems like low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more prolific there is a growing necessity to comprehend how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these new open educational experiments. Scholars want to perceive how massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this desideratum for information the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This thrilling new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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