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

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes subjects related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in online learning enable students all over the world to take part in courses online. MOOC classes are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that online learning organizations must deal with today because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can educators guarantee that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can organizations guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What strategies are being used by institutions like Hungary to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with the issues of low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding need to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders would like to be more aware of these important new open education ventures. Everybody wants to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this developing demand for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This definitive new book also studies the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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