Learn more about the impressive book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which reviews topics relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest developments in distance learning enable students all over the world to be participants in online classes. These MOOC classes are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that distance learning institutions are having to struggle with today because learning technology is improving so quickly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can we be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can organizations certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Barbados to conduct these MOOC classes? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers manage inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more procurable there is a growing desire to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other stakeholders want to better perceive these interesting new open education ventures. Scientists want to understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this crescive need for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This sensational new book also addresses the controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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