Learn more about the illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses subjects having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent gains in learning technology have empowered people all over the world to participate in courses online. These massive open courses are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online learning institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because learning technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions guarantee that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can learners certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can we manage issues like inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing necessity to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders want to better understand these promising new open education initiatives. Researchers want to know how these MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this increasing demand for facts MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education topics. This inspiring new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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