Find out more about the book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern advances in online learning are making it possible for students all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that e-learning institutions must deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can teachers ensure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can learners ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Aland to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we manage problems like low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more available there is a increasing necessity to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders want to better perceive these exciting new open educational ventures. Teachers want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this demand for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This book also considers the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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