Find out more about this book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses topics relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in distance learning technology make it possible for humans in every nation on earth to take online classes. Massively open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that distance learning organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can educators be assured that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can students assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Saint Pierre and Miquelon to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders get a handle on poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing need to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants want to understand these new open education ventures. Students want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To satisfy this demand for information the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This dramatic new book also examines the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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