Find out more about the fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which reviews topics relating to open education resources and massively open online courses. Brand new gains in distance learning technology are empowering learners in nations all around the world to take courses via the Internet. MOOC classes are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning institutions are dealing with today because e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can students be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Ashmore and Cartier Islands to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations handle problems like poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a growing need to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders desire to understand the outcomes of these promising new open educational endeavours. Professors want to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this growing desideratum for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This stimulating new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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