Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers issues related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New improvements in technology-enhanced learning have enabled students in nations all around the world to take part in online classes. MOOC courses are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online education organizations are having to struggle with today because online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can teachers assure that the quality control for these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can we ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Dominica to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle issues like poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing demand to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and many other participants would like to better grasp these intriguing new open education experiments. Academics want to understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this expanding need for data the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This new book also examines the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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