Learn more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that articulates issues pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new gains in e-learning enable people all around the world to take courses online. These massive open online courses are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that distance learning institutions are dealing with more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can participants assure that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can participants assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Afghanistan to conduct these MOOCs? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more abundant there is a developing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other participants need to better grasp the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational endeavours. Researchers want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this increasing demand for facts the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education topics. This book also considers the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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