Find out more about the interesting book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that analyzes subjects relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in electronic educational technology are making it possible for people in all parts of the world to take part in classes online. MOOCs are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that learning technology institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because distance learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can we assure that the quality of these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can organizations be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Estonia to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more prolific there is a demand to comprehend how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders want to understand the outcomes of these open education experiments. Public servants want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this growing need for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This gripping new book also discusses the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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