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

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with subjects related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest gains in online learning technology have provided the means for people in nations all around 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. These massive open courses are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning technology organizations are having to consider now that technology-enhanced learning is advancing so swiftly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can organizations certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Dominica to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we handle low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more abundant there is a developing demand to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other participants would like to gain more knowledge about these intriguing new open educational undertakings. Teachers want to know how these MOOCs can be made better. To handle this expanding desideratum for knowledge the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This book also considers the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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