Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New gains in distance learning technology are providing the means for students all around the world to participate in courses online. These MOOC classes are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online education institutions are having to struggle with today because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can we certify that the quality control for these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by institutions like iversity to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators handle problems like inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing desideratum to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants need to understand the outcomes of these promising new open education initiatives. Academics want to understand how MOOCs can be enhanced. In response to this increasing desire for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational issues. This exciting new book also describes the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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