Find out more about the fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that reviews issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern changes in online education technology have provided the means for people in all parts of the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are commonly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that distance learning institutions are struggling with today because online education technology is developing so fast. How can participants guarantee that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can students guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Portugal to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations handle low learner motivation and high attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more widespread there is a need to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders would like to understand the outcomes of these open educational experiments. Corporations want to perceive how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To handle this crescive need for knowledge the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource issues. This dramatic new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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