Learn more about the impressive book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that analyzes issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in technology-enhanced learning are enabling learners all over the world to take classes via the Internet. These massively open online courses are usually free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that online learning technology institutions are considering more than ever because distance learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can organizations assure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can institutions make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like OpenLearning to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants manage problems like low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning becomes more abundant there is a demand to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Teachers want to grasp how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To meet this crescive need for facts the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This definitive new book also examines the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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