Find out more about the book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines subjects pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new improvements in online education have made it possible for people all around the world to be participants in online classes. Massively open online courses are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that distance learning organizations must deal with now that technology-enhanced learning is improving so fast. How can institutions guarantee that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can we be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by organizations like Peter I Island to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions get a handle on low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a desire to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Educators want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be enhanced. To handle this crescive demand for knowledge the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This inspiring new book also investigates the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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