Learn more about the impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that researches topics having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern gains in distance learning technology make it possible for people all around the world to participate in courses online. MOOC classes are typically free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that distance learning institutions have to deal with now that e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can organizations make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like MenaVersity to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more widespread there is a developing need to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants need to better understand the outcomes of these new open educational endeavours. Students want to know how MOOCs can be made better. To meet this expanding demand for details the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This exciting new book also discusses the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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