Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that talks about topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advances in distance learning technology enable people in all parts of the world to take part in classes online. Massive open online courses are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online learning technology institutions are having to consider now that technology-enhanced learning is developing so quickly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can we guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by institutions like Estonia to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing demand to comprehend how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Educators and lots of other participants would like to better grasp the outcomes of these open educational experiments. Intellectuals want to perceive how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To satisfy this need for information the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational issues. This definitive new book also considers the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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