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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies subjects relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest developments in elearning are empowering people all around the world to participate in courses online. Massively open online courses are commonly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that distance learning organizations must deal with more than ever because learning technology is improving so swiftly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can participants ensure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can students guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Sweden to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers manage issues like inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As learning technology becomes more prolific there is a demand to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders desire to understand these exciting new open educational endeavours. Corporations want to understand how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. In response to this crescive desideratum for information the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource topics. This book also articulates the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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