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

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers subjects pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in digital education technology have provided the means for people in every nation on earth to take part in classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are normally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that distance learning organizations are considering more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is developing so rapidly. How can institutions be assured that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can organizations guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Ireland to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage problems like low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing desideratum to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders want to better grasp these interesting new open educational experiments. Trainers want to know how MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this growing need for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education issues. This authoritative new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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