Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest changes in e-learning technology enable humans in nations all around the world to take classes online. Massive open online courses are free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that learning technology organizations are having to consider now that e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions ensure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can we make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Belarus to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more widespread there is a need to be aware of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders want to better grasp the outcomes of these promising new open educational endeavours. Researchers want to perceive how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this need for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This scholarly new book also considers the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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