Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that talks about subjects related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest improvements in elearning are providing the means for people all around the world to be participants in online courses. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These online MOOCs are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that distance learning institutions are considering now that elearning technology is improving so fast. How can educators certify that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can students guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business models are being used by institutions like Mexico to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations manage inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing necessity to perceive how MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these new open educational endeavours. Instructors want to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To meet this expanding desideratum for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This definitive new book also talks about the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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