Learn more about this impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes topics having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in distance learning enable humans all over the world to be participants in online courses. These online MOOC courses are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are a variety of topics that online learning organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because distance learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions be assured that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Honduras to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers manage issues like low motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding need to be aware of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these fascinating new open education initiatives. Instructors want to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this increasing demand for knowledge the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource issues. This book also discusses the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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