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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent gains in online education have provided the means for learners in all parts of the world to be participants in online classes. These online MOOCs are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to struggle with today because online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can organizations ensure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can we ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more available there is a need to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational endeavours. Scientists want to grasp how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this demand for information the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational topics. This thrilling new book also describes the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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