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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which investigates issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern gains in distance learning have made it possible for people all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that elearning technology institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can we ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can learners be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Academic Earth to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing need to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders want to better understand these new open education ventures. Teachers want to better understand how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To meet this growing demand for information the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This inspiring new book also examines the controversies associated with these massive online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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