Find out more about the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that investigates subjects regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in distance learning have empowered learners in every nation on earth to take online courses. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These online MOOC courses are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that elearning institutions must deal with now that elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can educators make sure that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can institutions be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Bolivia to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing desire to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other stakeholders would like to better grasp these new open education experiments. Instructors want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this crescive desideratum for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education issues. This definitive new book also considers the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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