Learn more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses topics related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern gains in elearning technology have empowered learners in all parts of the world to be participants in courses online. MOOCs are usually free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that distance learning institutions are having to consider more than ever because distance learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers make sure that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can learners guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Netherlands to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle issues like inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education becomes more available there is a desire to be aware of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants would like to gain more knowledge about these important new open education experiments. Universities want to understand how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To meet this crescive desideratum for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This interesting new book also reviews the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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