Learn more about the illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern gains in online learning are enabling people all over the world to take part in online courses. Massively open online courses are typically free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are a lot of topics that distance learning institutions are having to deal with today because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we certify that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can institutions make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Afghanistan to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desideratum to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders want to better understand the outcomes of these important new open education initiatives. Everyone wants to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this increasing demand for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This stimulating new book also considers the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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