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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses subjects relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in distance learning technology have provided the means for humans in all parts of the world to participate in courses online. These online MOOC courses are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that e-learning technology organizations are having to consider today because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can we ensure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can organizations assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Cook Islands to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers get a handle on low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a need to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Scientists and many other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about these interesting new open education experiments. Public servants want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this crescive desire for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education topics. This book also examines the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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