Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that deals with topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent advances in e-learning technology make it possible for people all over the world to participate in online courses. MOOC courses are typically free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to deal with today because distance learning technology is developing so fast. How can participants be assured that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can institutions certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Google+ to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As online education technology becomes more available there is a expanding necessity to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants desire to better perceive these compelling new open educational experiments. Everyone wants to perceive how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this developing desideratum for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This intriguing new book also discusses 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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