Find out more about this interesting book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that addresses topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest advancements in distance learning are enabling people in all parts of the world to take online courses. MOOC courses are generally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that e-learning institutions are having to struggle with today because technology-enhanced learning is improving so fast. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can participants assure that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can learners make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by organizations like University of Michigan to conduct these MOOC courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle problems like poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education becomes more widespread there is a increasing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders would like to better understand the outcomes of these promising new open education ventures. Scientists want to understand how these massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this desideratum for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education topics. This new book also explores the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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