Learn more about this fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with issues relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in distance learning technology make it possible for learners in nations all aver the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. These massive online courses are normally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that e-learning technology institutions are having to deal with now that online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can we be assured that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can we assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like El Salvador to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations handle issues like poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding demand to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other participants need to be more aware of these important new open education experiments. Scholars want to know how these MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this growing demand for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects. This intriguing new book also articulates the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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