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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which researches subjects regarding open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest advancements in distance learning technology are providing the means for humans in nations all around the world to participate in courses online. These massive open online courses are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that learning technology organizations are having to consider now that technology-enhanced learning is developing so quickly. How can participants assure that the quality of these massively open online courses is respectable? How can stakeholders certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by organizations like NovoEd to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with the issues of poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning becomes more abundant there is a growing desire to perceive how these MOOCs are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants want to gain a better understanding of these exciting new open educational experiments. Teachers want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this expanding desire for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This stimulating new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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