Learn more about the fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that articulates issues relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in online learning technology are providing the means for people in all parts of the world to participate in courses online. These massive open courses are usually free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that technology-enhanced learning institutions are dealing with now that online learning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions assure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can learners ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Libya to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders get a handle on low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a expanding desire to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other participants want to better perceive these fascinating new open educational endeavours. Everyone wants to better understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this need for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This interesting new book also considers the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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