Learn more about the illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in learning technology are making it possible for people all over the world to participate in online classes. MOOC courses are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that elearning technology organizations have to deal with today because e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can educators be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can we make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Greenland to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can educators manage issues like low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more widespread there is a expanding need to be aware of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other participants need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these new open educational experiments. Professors want to know how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this developing desire for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This thrilling new book also researches the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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