Learn more about the informative new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new improvements in electronic education technology are providing the means for people in all parts of the world to take online courses. These online MOOCs are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to consider more than ever because online education technology is improving so rapidly. How can we assure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can participants guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like One Month to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers get a handle on poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing necessity to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these exciting new open education experiments. Students want to know how these MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this growing need for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education subjects. This book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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