Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that researches subjects relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in distance learning technology are empowering students in every nation on earth to participate in online courses. These massive online courses are normally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are struggling with now that online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can participants be assured that the quality of these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can institutions ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Italy to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators manage low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing demand to comprehend how MOOCs are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants need to be more aware of the outcomes of these compelling new open educational experiments. Lecturers want to comprehend how MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this expanding desideratum for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This scholarly new book also deals with the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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