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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers issues related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest advances in elearning are making it possible for learners in nations all aver the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. Massively open online courses are typically free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that distance learning institutions are having to attend to today because technology-enhanced learning is improving so swiftly. How can we be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can we be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Bowling Green State University to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators manage problems like low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more available there is a growing desideratum to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders desire to better understand these new open education experiments. Teachers want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To respond to this increasing demand for information the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This scholarly new book also examines the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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