Learn more about the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines issues relating to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advancements in technology-enhanced learning are providing the means for people in all parts of the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that e-learning technology organizations are having to attend to now that online learning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers make sure that the quality of these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can institutions guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like United Kingdom to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing demand to gain a better understanding of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders need to better comprehend these exciting new open educational experiments. Everyone wants to gain an understanding of how MOOC classes can be improved. To meet this increasing need for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational topics. This interesting new book also explores the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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