Learn more about the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which reviews issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new gains in distance learning technology have made it possible for people in nations all aver the world to take part in online classes. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. MOOCs are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online education organizations are having to deal with today because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can educators certify that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can we make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Reunion to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing desire to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders want to better comprehend these compelling new open education experiments. Students want to know how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this desire for details the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational subjects. This interesting new book also examines the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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