Learn more about the breathtaking new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes topics related to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent evolvements in distance learning technology have empowered learners in all parts of the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are typically free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that learning technology institutions are having to consider today because learning technology is developing so quickly. How can educators assure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can stakeholders ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Russia to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of low motivation and high dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more available there is a developing need to be aware of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders would like to better understand these important new open educational undertakings. Everybody wants to grasp how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this growing desire for information the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This interesting new book also describes the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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