Find out more about the book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which studies topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in online learning have enabled people in nations all around the world to take online classes. These massive open online courses are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that elearning organizations are having to struggle with now that online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can institutions be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by organizations like Academic Earth to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers manage problems like poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more available there is a growing demand to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Trainers and many other participants desire to better perceive these fascinating new open educational undertakings. Everybody wants to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this desideratum for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational topics. This new book also investigates the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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