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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which analyzes issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in learning technology enable people in all parts of the world to take classes online. Massive open online courses are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning organizations are struggling with today because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can participants guarantee that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can we certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Baker Island to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding necessity to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders would like to better understand these intriguing new open educational endeavours. Researchers want to comprehend how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this demand for details the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This new book also considers the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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