Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that studies topics related to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in distance learning are empowering learners in nations all aver the world to participate in classes online. Massively open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that distance learning institutions have to consider more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can teachers be assured that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can we certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Pakistan to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators handle problems like low motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning becomes more commonplace there is a necessity to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders would like to better grasp the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Everyone wants to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be improved. In response to this desideratum for facts MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This scholarly new book also talks about the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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