Find out more about the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which describes subjects relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses. The latest advancements in distance learning have made it possible for humans in nations all around the world to participate in online courses. These massive open courses are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that learning technology institutions have to consider now that online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can participants make sure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is good? How can institutions ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Senegal to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can educators handle inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing necessity to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders want to better comprehend the outcomes of these new open education experiments. Lecturers want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this expanding demand for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This stimulating new book also examines the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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