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

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in distance learning technology make it possible for learners in every nation on earth to take part in classes via the Internet. These online MOOCs are commonly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are several topics that online learning organizations are having to struggle with now that learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can participants guarantee that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can participants ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by institutions like Lesotho to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we manage inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more procurable there is a growing desideratum to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders want to better perceive the outcomes of these important new open education ventures. Everyone wants to better understand how massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this developing desideratum for details the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education topics. This interesting new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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