Find out more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest gains in learning technology are making it possible for people in nations all around the world to participate in online courses. Massively open online courses are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that elearning organizations are having to attend to today because elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can educators be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can institutions assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Belarus to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can educators manage inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing need to grasp how MOOC classes are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these open education experiments. Scientists want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this growing desideratum for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This scholarly new book also reviews the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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