Learn more about this thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses issues having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern developments in online learning technology make it possible for people in all parts of the world to participate in online classes. Massively open online courses are free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are many issues that distance learning institutions have to deal with today because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can participants be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Brown University to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle problems like poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing desideratum to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Educators and numerous other stakeholders desire to better perceive these fascinating new open educational experiments. Academics want to perceive how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To meet this demand for facts the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource topics. This new book also reviews the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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