Learn more about the thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern developments in distance learning technology have made it possible for learners all over the world to take part in courses online. These massive open courses are mostly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that elearning institutions have to deal with today because online education technology is advancing so fast. How can we make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can institutions guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can we deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desideratum to be aware of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders would like to be more aware of these interesting new open education undertakings. Academics want to know how MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this developing desideratum for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This scholarly new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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