Learn more about the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which describes subjects having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses. Brand new advances in e-learning are providing the means for humans all over the world to participate in classes online. These massive open courses are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that distance learning organizations have to consider today because technology-enhanced learning is improving so quickly. How can educators certify that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like University of Pittsburgh to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle issues like poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a developing demand to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants want to understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open education endeavours. Scientists want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be improved. To meet this crescive need for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This interesting new book also considers the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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