Learn more about the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which investigates issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in distance learning have empowered learners in nations all aver the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses are typically free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that learning technology institutions are having to consider today because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can we ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can students guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Peru to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing desire to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders need to understand the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Lecturers want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be improved. In response to this expanding desideratum for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education issues. This scholarly new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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