Learn more about the fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in distance learning technology are enabling students all over the world to take classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are usually free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are several topics that distance learning institutions are having to struggle with today because technology-enhanced learning is developing so rapidly. How can participants make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can we guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by institutions like UC Berkeley to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more procurable there is a expanding need to be aware of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these open education endeavours. Scholars want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be enhanced. To handle this developing demand for information MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education topics. This authoritative new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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