Learn more about the fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that researches subjects relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent evolvements in distance learning enable people all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are usually free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that elearning institutions have to struggle with more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions assure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is decent? How can we assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like University of Pittsburgh to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can we manage low motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing desideratum to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other participants desire to understand the outcomes of these compelling new open educational experiments. Educators want to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this crescive need for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational topics. This intriguing new book also studies the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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