Learn more about the fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores topics relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Brand new advancements in distance learning make it possible for students in all parts of the world to participate in classes online. MOOCs are commonly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that online learning organizations are dealing with in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can we be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can participants guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like American Samoa to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants manage issues like inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more abundant there is a increasing desire to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Professors and lots of other participants would like to better grasp the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. Everyone wants to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this demand for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education issues. This book also articulates the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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