Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses issues relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New changes in learning technology have enabled people in all parts of the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that distance learning organizations must deal with now that distance learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can teachers certify that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is all right? How can participants be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like California Institute of the Arts to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can participants manage poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing desire to perceive how MOOC classes are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other stakeholders would like to better comprehend these intriguing new open educational undertakings. Lecturers want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this developing desire for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education issues. This new book also researches the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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