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

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers subjects relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new gains in electronic educational technology have made it possible for students all over the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online education institutions have to struggle with today because online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can learners guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Eliademy to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing necessity to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders desire to better understand these fascinating new open educational endeavours. Professors want to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this desideratum for data the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This gripping new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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