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

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers subjects pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in distance learning have provided the means for humans in nations all around the world to take online classes. MOOCs are commonly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that learning technology institutions are dealing with now that online learning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers assure that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can we certify that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Mozambique to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding necessity to be aware of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders want to understand the outcomes of these important new open educational ventures. Researchers want to know how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this growing need for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This scholarly new book also considers the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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