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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest evolvements in distance learning have made it possible for people in nations all aver the world to participate in online classes. These MOOCs are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that elearning organizations have to deal with now that e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can students make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like British Antarctic Territory to conduct these massive open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle issues like low motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing desire to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other participants want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these important new open education endeavours. Trainers want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be improved. To meet this crescive desire for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This interesting new book also talks about the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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