Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with subjects pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in distance learning make it possible for students all over the world to be participants in courses online. These massively open online courses are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to consider more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can participants guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can stakeholders assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle issues like poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more prolific there is a developing need to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other stakeholders would like to better perceive these promising new open educational experiments. Academics want to grasp how these MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this crescive need for facts the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This intriguing new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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