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

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which articulates issues related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern advancements in technology-enhanced learning have enabled humans all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to struggle with now that online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can teachers ensure that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can we assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Hungary to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can educators handle poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education becomes more prolific there is a growing necessity to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other participants want to better grasp these important new open educational experiments. Academics want to grasp how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this crescive need for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education topics. This book also articulates the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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