Find out more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which talks about subjects relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in distance learning have made it possible for learners in nations all around the world to take part in classes online. These online MOOC courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that elearning technology institutions are having to attend to today because technology-enhanced learning is improving so rapidly. How can institutions assure that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can we ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like OpenLearning to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants handle issues like inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education becomes more commonplace there is a need to grasp how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Educators and many other participants want to better grasp the outcomes of these open education undertakings. Academics want to grasp how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this increasing need for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This definitive new book also describes the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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