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

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes subjects related to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in distance learning technology have empowered humans all around the world to take courses online. Massively open online courses are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that e-learning organizations are having to attend to now that learning technology is improving so quickly. How can participants certify that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can learners assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Sweden to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with the problems of poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more available there is a developing desire to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders need to understand these important new open educational undertakings. Everyone wants to better understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this increasing desire for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education topics. This new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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