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

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which studies issues related to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in distance learning technology are enabling students in nations all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. MOOC classes are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that distance learning institutions must deal with now that distance learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants be assured that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can students guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Brown University to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more procurable there is a developing desideratum to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other participants desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational ventures. Everybody wants to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be made better. In response to this desire for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education issues. This exciting new book also talks about the controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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