Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that researches issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in online learning are making it possible for people all over the world to take classes via the Internet. MOOCs are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning institutions have to deal with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions assure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can participants ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Eliademy to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can we get a handle on poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing demand to grasp how massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these fascinating new open education endeavours. Researchers want to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this increasing demand for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational topics. This new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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