Learn more about the thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern evolvements in technology-enhanced learning are enabling humans in every nation on earth to participate in online classes. MOOCs are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that e-learning institutions have to struggle with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so fast. How can participants be assured that the education provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can we guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we manage low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education becomes more widespread there is a desire to comprehend how MOOC classes are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about these important new open educational experiments. Academics want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this demand for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This inspiring new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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