Learn more about the informative new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which articulates issues pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses. New advances in distance learning technology have made it possible for people all around the world to be participants in courses online. Massive open online courses are usually free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that distance learning institutions have to struggle with now that distance learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can educators be assured that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can participants ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations handle inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning becomes more available there is a expanding desire to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants want to better perceive these open educational experiments. Everybody wants to understand how these MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this growing demand for information the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource topics. This definitive new book also talks about the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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