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

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that analyzes issues related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent gains in distance learning technology are empowering students in all parts of the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that e-learning institutions are having to attend to more than ever because elearning technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can we be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers manage issues like low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more procurable there is a growing desideratum to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these important new open educational ventures. Students want to know how MOOC classes can be improved. To meet this crescive desire for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This sensational new book also studies the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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