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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with subjects having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Brand new improvements in distance learning make it possible for students in all parts of the world to take courses online. MOOCs are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are several topics that e-learning institutions are having to attend to today because blended learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can participants certify that the quality control for these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can we make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Mexico to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding desire to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other participants need to better perceive the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational experiments. Educators want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this developing demand for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This exciting new book also investigates the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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