Learn more about the educative new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New gains in technology-enhanced learning make it possible for people all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that distance learning institutions have to consider today because elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can we be assured that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can participants certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Mongolia to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators handle inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a desire to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these open education endeavours. Scientists want to comprehend how massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this expanding desire for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This new book also considers the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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