Learn more about the illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which discusses topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest changes in technology-enhanced learning have enabled people in every nation on earth to take part in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are quite a few issues that online education institutions are having to deal with today because online education technology is advancing so rapidly. How can participants guarantee that the training provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can students be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like MOOEC to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we handle poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a developing need to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other participants want to understand these interesting new open educational endeavours. Lecturers want to know how MOOCs can be improved. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To meet this crescive need for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This exciting new book also investigates the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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