Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that analyzes issues relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new gains in distance learning technology have provided the means for humans in all parts of the world to take courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that learning technology organizations have to deal with today because elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can educators assure that the quality of these massively open online courses is respectable? How can we ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Kazakhstan to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can participants get a handle on poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing desire to be aware of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other stakeholders want to better grasp the outcomes of these new open education initiatives. Professors want to understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this growing demand for knowledge the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational topics. This scholarly new book also examines the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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