Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that talks about subjects regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses. New improvements in distance learning technology are enabling people all around the world to participate in online classes. These massive open courses are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online education institutions have to deal with now that online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can educators be assured that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can institutions ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can we manage problems like poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing necessity to comprehend how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these open education undertakings. Educators want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this increasing desideratum for details the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This new book also considers the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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