Find out more about this impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes subjects related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in distance learning enable students in every nation on earth to be participants in online courses. These online MOOC courses are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online learning technology institutions are struggling with more than ever because online education technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions certify that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can students certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like France to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage issues like poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more procurable there is a demand to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these significant new open educational endeavours. Teachers want to better understand how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To respond to this need for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational topics. This dramatic new book also studies the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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