Learn more about the informative new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses topics pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest evolvements in distance learning technology enable people all around the world to take part in online courses. These online MOOCs are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that elearning institutions are considering today because technology-enhanced learning is improving so rapidly. How can teachers ensure that the education provided by these MOOCs is all right? How can participants certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more widespread there is a increasing necessity to be aware of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants need to better grasp the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Scientists want to better understand how massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this growing demand for knowledge the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This definitive new book also talks about the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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