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

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest advances in online learning are empowering humans all around the world to take courses via the Internet. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. Massively open online courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that online education organizations are dealing with now that technology-enhanced learning is developing so fast. How can teachers certify that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can we guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Harvard University to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing demand to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Teachers and many other participants desire to gain more knowledge about these exciting new open educational endeavours. Academics want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this increasing need for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This definitive new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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