Learn more about the impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that researches issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New gains in electronic education technology enable students in nations all around the world to take courses online. These MOOCs are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that technology-enhanced learning institutions are struggling with now that e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can educators ensure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is good? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can we be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Miriada X to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a desideratum to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about these compelling new open educational undertakings. Researchers want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this crescive desire for information the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education subjects. This amazing new book also discusses the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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