Learn more about the compelling new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies subjects relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in learning technology make it possible for humans in nations all around the world to be participants in online courses. MOOCs are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that elearning institutions are considering today because online education technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions certify that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can students assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What strategies are being used by organizations like Kiribati to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions handle problems like low motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing necessity to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Professors and numerous other participants need to better understand the outcomes of these significant new open education experiments. Professors want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this increasing desire for data the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This exciting new book also discusses the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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