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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in electronic educational technology are enabling students all over the world to be participants in online courses. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These online MOOC courses are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that technology-enhanced learning organizations are dealing with more than ever because distance learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations certify that the quality control for these MOOC courses is adequate? How can organizations guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Japan to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of poor motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desire to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other participants desire to be more aware of these promising new open education endeavours. Educators want to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this desire for knowledge the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education subjects. This intriguing new book also talks about the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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