Learn more about the engaging new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses subjects having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern changes in technology-enhanced learning have enabled students all around the world to take courses online. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. MOOCs are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that elearning technology organizations are considering now that technology-enhanced learning is developing so rapidly. How can educators certify that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can learners be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Zambia to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers manage issues like low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding need to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and many other participants would like to better grasp these promising new open educational endeavours. Scholars want to know how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this developing need for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This definitive new book also analyzes the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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