Find out more about the compelling new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in learning technology enable people in nations all around the world to participate in classes online. These massive open online courses are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that distance learning institutions are having to consider more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can organizations ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can organizations assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Guatemala to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators get a handle on low student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more available there is a developing necessity to comprehend how MOOC courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders want to better perceive these promising new open education experiments. Corporations want to know how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To meet this growing need for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This book also investigates the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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