Learn more about the fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses issues regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New advances in distance learning technology enable learners in every nation on earth to take part in online classes. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These online MOOCs are typically free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders ensure that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can institutions be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Botswana to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing desire to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and many other participants desire to better perceive these exciting new open education endeavours. Intellectuals want to understand how MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this expanding need for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This definitive new book also studies the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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