Learn more about the book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that researches topics regarding open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent evolvements in online education have empowered people in nations all around the world to take courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that elearning technology organizations are dealing with now that online education technology is improving so quickly. How can participants certify that the quality control for these MOOC courses is decent? How can we ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Pridnestrovie (Transnistria) to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing demand to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other participants want to better comprehend the outcomes of these open education experiments. Lecturers want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this desideratum for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational issues. This book also discusses the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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