Learn more about the book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses topics relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in distance learning technology are making it possible for learners all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that technology-enhanced learning institutions are dealing with more than ever because online learning technology is developing so fast. How can teachers make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can institutions guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Belgium to conduct these massive open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants handle issues like low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more procurable there is a expanding necessity to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders desire to better understand the outcomes of these new open education ventures. Instructors want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this developing desire for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This book also deals with the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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