Learn more about the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which talks about topics pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern developments in e-learning have made it possible for learners all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are several topics that online education organizations have to consider today because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can educators assure that the education provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can participants ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like FutureLearn to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing necessity to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders want to better grasp the outcomes of these significant new open educational experiments. Everybody wants to better understand how MOOC classes can be made better. In response to this growing need for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This stimulating new book also addresses the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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