Learn more about the fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines topics having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New advances in distance learning technology enable students all over the world to be participants in online classes. Massive open online courses are commonly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online learning institutions are dealing with now that online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions assure that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can institutions guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a necessity to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other participants want to be more aware of the outcomes of these significant new open educational endeavours. Teachers want to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this increasing desire for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This amazing new book also studies the controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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