Find out more about the fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that studies issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advances in learning technology have provided the means for people in nations all around the world to be participants in online courses. Massively open online courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that distance learning institutions are having to attend to now that online education technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can institutions make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more available there is a developing desire to comprehend how MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants want to better grasp the outcomes of these significant new open education undertakings. Trainers want to perceive how MOOCs can be made better. To meet this increasing desideratum for facts the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This book also studies the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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