Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which articulates topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Brand new gains in online education are enabling people all around the world to take online classes. These MOOC classes are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online learning technology institutions are having to consider now that technology-enhanced learning is developing so rapidly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can we assure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is all right? How can learners make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Andorra to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding need to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders want to be more aware of the outcomes of these promising new open education ventures. Professors want to know how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this growing desire for information the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource topics. This scholarly new book also examines the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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