Find out more about the book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that articulates issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent improvements in online education make it possible for people all over the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are almost always free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that distance learning organizations are having to deal with today because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so quickly. How can organizations make sure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can learners certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Relay Graduate School of Education to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more available there is a expanding desire to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other participants would like to better understand the outcomes of these important new open educational undertakings. Educators want to grasp how these MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this crescive desideratum for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This inspiring new book also describes the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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