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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that investigates topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern developments in electronic education technology are making it possible for people in nations all around the world to be participants in online classes. These massive open online courses are commonly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that distance learning organizations are struggling with more than ever because learning technology is improving so fast. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can we ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can organizations ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like The New School to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can we manage issues like inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desire to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders need to better understand these fascinating new open educational experiments. Everybody wants to better understand how these MOOCs can be improved. In response to this crescive desire for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational topics. This new book also considers the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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