Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which examines topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new changes in distance learning are enabling learners in all parts of the world to take online courses. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These massively open online courses are commonly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that elearning technology organizations are having to attend to more than ever because elearning technology is developing so fast. How can organizations assure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can we be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Mali to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers handle problems like poor motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a necessity to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other participants want to understand these new open educational endeavours. Professors want to perceive how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this increasing desire for details MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This authoritative new book also describes the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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