Learn more about the impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which researches issues relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new evolvements in electronic education technology make it possible for people in nations all around the world to take part in online courses. These online MOOCs are typically free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online education organizations are having to consider now that online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations assure that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can students assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Sweden to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with the problems of poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a developing demand to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other stakeholders desire to better perceive these important new open education endeavours. Scientists want to understand how these MOOC classes can be improved. To meet this expanding demand for data the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education issues. This scholarly new book also explores the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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