Learn more about the illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which talks about topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in distance learning technology are enabling students all over the world to be participants in classes online. Massively open online courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that online education institutions are considering now that e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can we ensure that the training provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can institutions guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Colorado State University-Global Campus to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing demand to comprehend how MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants need to better comprehend these interesting new open educational experiments. Corporations want to understand how MOOC courses can be made better. In response to this increasing need for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This thrilling new book also addresses the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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