Learn more about the fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes issues related to open education resources and massively open online courses. The latest improvements in distance learning technology are making it possible for students in nations all aver the world to take part in classes online. MOOC courses are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are numerous topics that online learning organizations are dealing with now that technology-enhanced learning is advancing so fast. How can institutions make sure that the quality of these MOOC courses is adequate? How can institutions assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like American Samoa to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with the issues of poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding necessity to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other participants want to understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Universities want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this growing desire for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource topics. This definitive new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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