Learn more about the book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which describes issues related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in online learning enable humans all over the world to take classes online. These massive open online courses are free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that distance learning institutions have to deal with now that elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can we assure that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Renton Technical College to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions manage poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more procurable there is a developing desire to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other stakeholders desire to better perceive the outcomes of these new open education initiatives. Everybody wants to better understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this expanding desideratum for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This new book also examines the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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