Find out more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which analyzes subjects pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new developments in distance learning technology are providing the means for people all around the world to be participants in online courses. These MOOCs are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions certify that the education provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can participants assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like United Kingdom to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing demand to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants would like to understand these important new open educational endeavours. Teachers want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this increasing need for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This book also considers the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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