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

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that deals with topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New improvements in distance learning technology have provided the means for people in every nation on earth to be participants in online classes. These online MOOCs are typically free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning organizations are having to consider now that technology-enhanced learning is improving so fast. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can stakeholders guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Malawi to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more widespread there is a developing desire to comprehend how MOOC classes are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Instructors and many other participants need to better grasp these open education experiments. Universities want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this expanding need for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education subjects. This definitive new book also studies the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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