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

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that researches issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New developments in distance learning make it possible for students in all parts of the world to participate in online classes. These MOOC courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that e-learning organizations are considering more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can we be assured that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can we assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like University of New Mexico to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing demand to perceive how MOOC courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Professors and many other participants need to gain a better understanding of these open education initiatives. Professors want to grasp how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this crescive need for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This new book also examines the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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