Find out more about the book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers subjects regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest developments in distance learning make it possible for humans in every nation on earth to be participants in online courses. These online MOOC courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that elearning technology organizations are considering now that e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions ensure that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can students assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle issues like poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding need to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other participants want to be more aware of these exciting new open educational experiments. Universities want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this growing desideratum for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This thrilling new book also addresses the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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