Learn more about the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses subjects relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new gains in electronic educational technology are providing the means for students all over the world to take part in classes online. These massively open online courses are normally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that e-learning institutions are having to struggle with now that online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can participants ensure that the training provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can we certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Denmark to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers handle inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more procurable there is a increasing necessity to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other participants desire to better understand these compelling new open educational experiments. Lecturers want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this growing desire for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource topics. This thrilling new book also reviews the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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