Learn more about the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that investigates issues regarding open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern advancements in online education are empowering people all over the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that distance learning organizations are struggling with now that technology-enhanced learning is improving so fast. How can participants assure that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can we make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Guam to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations manage problems like low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desire to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants want to better comprehend these fascinating new open education undertakings. Intellectuals want to know how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this growing demand for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource topics. This book also discusses the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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