Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which talks about subjects relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern evolvements in distance learning are enabling humans all around the world to be participants in online courses. These online MOOC courses are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that e-learning institutions are having to deal with more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can we certify that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can students ensure that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Paraguay to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders handle problems like inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding necessity to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other participants desire to be more aware of these important new open education experiments. Corporations want to perceive how MOOCs can be enhanced. In response to this crescive desire for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource issues. This definitive new book also talks about the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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