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

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. The latest evolvements in electronic education technology have provided the means for people in nations all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. MOOC classes are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that distance learning institutions are having to attend to now that online learning technology is developing so fast. How can we ensure that the quality of these MOOCs is decent? How can we ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Bolivia to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more abundant there is a demand to be aware of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders would like to better perceive the outcomes of these exciting new open educational endeavours. People want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this expanding desire for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational topics. This new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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