Find out more about the impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which describes topics relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in online education are enabling humans in all parts of the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. MOOC classes are usually free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that e-learning organizations are having to attend to now that online education technology is developing so fast. How can educators make sure that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can we guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Russia to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more abundant there is a developing necessity to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other participants want to better comprehend these intriguing new open education experiments. Lecturers want to comprehend how these MOOCs can be improved. In response to this increasing desire for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education issues. This stimulating new book also addresses the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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