Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that analyzes issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest improvements in distance learning technology have enabled people in all parts of the world to be participants in online classes. MOOC courses are normally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online education institutions are having to attend to now that e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can we certify that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can learners assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like British Indian Ocean Territory to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle issues like poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning becomes more widespread there is a developing desideratum to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Intellectuals and lots of other participants need to better perceive the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational experiments. Lecturers want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this developing need for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This new book also describes the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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