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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which talks about topics related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest improvements in distance learning have made it possible for people in all parts of the world to take part in classes online. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. Massively open online courses are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that e-learning technology organizations are having to struggle with today because e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can teachers be assured that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can we certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Queen Maud Land to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can participants manage inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desire to be aware of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants want to be more aware of these intriguing new open education experiments. Professors want to know how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this expanding desire for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This definitive new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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