Find out more about the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in online learning make it possible for people all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOC classes are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that e-learning organizations are struggling with in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can teachers certify that the quality control for these massively open online courses is decent? How can organizations guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Uruguay to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning becomes more available there is a increasing need to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders desire to better perceive these significant new open education undertakings. Everybody wants to better understand how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To meet this increasing desire for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education issues. This new book also deals with the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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