Learn more about the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in technology-enhanced learning have empowered learners in all parts of the world to take part in courses online. These massive open online courses are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online education institutions have to deal with now that technology-enhanced learning is developing so quickly. How can institutions make sure that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can we make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Svalbard to conduct these massive open online courses? How can organizations manage issues like poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more procurable there is a developing demand to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other stakeholders need to better understand the outcomes of these compelling new open educational experiments. Universities want to grasp how these MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this crescive desire for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational subjects. This interesting new book also studies the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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