Learn more about the fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which articulates issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advancements in electronic educational technology are enabling learners in all parts of the world to take part in courses online. Massive open online courses are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that learning technology organizations have to struggle with now that technology-enhanced learning is advancing so quickly. How can we be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can we certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Gibraltar to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle problems like inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning becomes more procurable there is a developing desire to perceive how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about these important new open education experiments. Researchers want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this developing desideratum for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This new book also examines the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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