Learn more about the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses issues related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest advances in online education have provided the means for people in every nation on earth to take part in classes online. MOOCs are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online learning organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators assure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can we assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Liechtenstein to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle problems like poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more commonplace there is a necessity to be aware of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other participants would like to better understand these interesting new open educational endeavours. Educators want to perceive how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To meet this developing desideratum for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This definitive new book also investigates the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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