Learn more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which studies issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New evolvements in elearning make it possible for learners in nations all aver the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning institutions have to deal with more than ever because learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions certify that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can students ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like FutureLearn to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations handle issues like low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing desire to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other participants want to better grasp the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Corporations want to perceive how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this expanding desideratum for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This exciting new book also describes the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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