Find out more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in digital education technology are enabling people in nations all aver the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These MOOC classes are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning technology institutions are having to struggle with today because distance learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can participants ensure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is all right? How can students certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like University of Washington to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing desire to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants need to understand the outcomes of these important new open education endeavours. Teachers want to understand how massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this demand for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This interesting new book also explores 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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