Learn more about the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews issues having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in online education have enabled learners all around the world to be participants in online courses. Massive open online courses are normally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that elearning organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders certify that the quality control for these MOOC courses is all right? How can institutions ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like United States to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more abundant there is a increasing necessity to comprehend how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these fascinating new open education undertakings. Academics want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this developing desire for details the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This intriguing new book also articulates the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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