Learn more about the fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes subjects having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern changes in distance learning technology make it possible for students all over the world to take online courses. These MOOC courses are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that elearning organizations have to deal with now that online education technology is improving so fast. How can we ensure that the quality of these massive open online courses is adequate? How can stakeholders guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like The University of Chicago to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions manage issues like poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more prolific there is a need to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants desire to gain more knowledge about these interesting new open education endeavours. People want to know how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To satisfy this demand for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This interesting new book also describes the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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