Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which studies topics having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in distance learning technology make it possible for humans all over the world to take online courses. These massive online courses are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online education institutions are having to attend to today because e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can participants make sure that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is good? How can organizations guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Norfolk Island to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions get a handle on poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing necessity to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and numerous other participants need to better perceive these promising new open education experiments. Educators want to know how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this expanding need for facts the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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