Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies topics having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses. New evolvements in distance learning technology enable students in every nation on earth to take classes online. These massive open online courses are commonly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online education organizations are considering today because online education technology is advancing so fast. How can participants ensure that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can participants guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders get a handle on poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing desire to grasp how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants would like to be more aware of these promising new open educational experiments. Academics want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this increasing desideratum for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource topics. This new book also describes the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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