Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that analyzes subjects relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses. The latest developments in e-learning have provided the means for people all around the world to take classes online. These massively open online courses are normally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that distance learning institutions have to consider more than ever because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can we guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can students guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Afghanistan to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions manage problems like inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more widespread there is a increasing necessity to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders would like to better understand these new open educational ventures. Everyone wants to perceive how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this developing need for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This new book also investigates the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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