Learn more about the book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that talks about subjects related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in distance learning technology are making it possible for people all around the world to take part in online classes. These MOOCs are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that elearning organizations have to consider today because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations make sure that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can organizations make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by institutions like Martinique to conduct these massive open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing necessity to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these interesting new open education endeavours. Intellectuals want to know how MOOC courses can be made better. In response to this increasing desire for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This new book also examines the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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