Learn more about the impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews topics relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern evolvements in learning technology make it possible for humans in nations all around the world to take courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning institutions have to deal with today because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can educators assure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can we ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Northern Cyprus to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing desire to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders want to be more aware of the outcomes of these open educational endeavours. Everyone wants to better understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this crescive need for information MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education topics. This stimulating new book also reviews the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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