Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that investigates topics relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New advances in elearning technology have enabled people in nations all aver the world to take part in classes via the Internet. MOOC classes are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that learning technology organizations are having to deal with now that online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers guarantee that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can learners assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Boston University to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more available there is a desire to comprehend how MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders desire to better perceive the outcomes of these new open education ventures. Public servants want to better understand how massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this need for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational issues. This interesting new book also reviews the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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