Learn more about this enlightening new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which describes topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern evolvements in online education have empowered students all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that distance learning institutions have to struggle with today because distance learning technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders ensure that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can participants be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions manage poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing necessity to grasp how MOOC classes are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders want to be more aware of the outcomes of these important new open educational endeavours. Everybody wants to perceive how these MOOC classes can be improved. In response to this developing desire for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource topics. This intriguing new book also examines the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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