Find out more about the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which describes subjects regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New developments in distance learning technology have enabled people all over the world to be participants in online courses. These online MOOC courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online learning organizations have to deal with now that online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can educators guarantee that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can institutions make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Clipperton Island to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can educators manage inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing necessity to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other participants desire to be more aware of these exciting new open education ventures. Scientists want to better understand how these MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this desideratum for knowledge the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This new book also talks about the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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