Learn more about the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes subjects related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest advancements in electronic education technology have empowered people in all parts of the world to be participants in courses online. MOOCs are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that distance learning institutions have to deal with now that distance learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations certify that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders be assured that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Miriada X to conduct these MOOC courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more available there is a expanding need to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and lots of other stakeholders would like to be more aware of these significant new open education endeavours. Everyone wants to know how MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this expanding demand for information the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This intriguing new book also studies the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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