Learn more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that talks about issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in electronic educational technology are enabling people in all parts of the world to take online classes. MOOCs are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that distance learning organizations are struggling with today because distance learning technology is developing so fast. How can participants guarantee that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can institutions ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like El Salvador to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators handle problems like low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing need to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other participants would like to better understand the outcomes of these interesting new open educational endeavours. Universities want to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To handle this expanding desire for data MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This interesting new book also articulates the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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