Find out more about the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that researches topics relating to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in e-learning technology have empowered people all over the world to take online classes. These massive open courses are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning technology organizations are dealing with now that technology-enhanced learning is developing so swiftly. How can teachers ensure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can learners be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Academic Earth to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators manage issues like low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more procurable there is a growing desire to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of these significant new open educational endeavours. Researchers want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this desideratum for knowledge the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education topics. This sensational new book also articulates the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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