Learn more about the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that articulates topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advancements in distance learning technology are providing the means for people all around the world to take classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are generally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning technology institutions have to struggle with now that elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can organizations certify that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can students be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Mauritania to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more abundant there is a expanding desideratum to comprehend how MOOC courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants need to better perceive these promising new open education undertakings. Professors want to perceive how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this demand for details the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational issues. This interesting new book also reviews the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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