Learn more about this fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that studies issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New advancements in distance learning technology are providing the means for learners all around the world to participate in online courses. These massive open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that elearning technology institutions are having to consider more than ever because online education technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers ensure that the quality of these massively open online courses is passable? How can we make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Monaco to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle low learner motivation and high attrition?

As elearning becomes more commonplace there is a developing necessity to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders want to be more aware of the outcomes of these promising new open education endeavours. Scholars want to better understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this growing desire for details the exciting 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 stimulating new book also describes the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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