Find out more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that talks about issues having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advances in electronic educational technology have provided the means for students in all parts of the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These massive open courses are usually free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online learning technology organizations are dealing with today because technology-enhanced learning is improving so quickly. How can organizations certify that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can students guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Montserrat to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more available there is a need to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other stakeholders desire to understand the outcomes of these promising new open education undertakings. Public servants want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this increasing desideratum for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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