Find out more about the book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that studies subjects pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest developments in distance learning technology make it possible for students all around the world to participate in classes online. MOOC classes are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online learning institutions are struggling with now that technology-enhanced learning is advancing so fast. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can we be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like United States to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers handle issues like inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more widespread there is a growing necessity to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other participants want to better comprehend these new open educational experiments. Intellectuals want to know how MOOC classes can be made better. In response to this crescive desideratum for facts the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This book also researches the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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