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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which considers issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in digital education technology are empowering learners in nations all aver the world to participate in online courses. Massive open online courses are usually free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to struggle with now that e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can institutions ensure that the education provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can participants ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Northwestern University to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle issues like low motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a desire to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders desire to understand these significant new open education ventures. Educators want to know how MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this demand for facts MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource topics. This interesting new book also explores the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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