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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern evolvements in distance learning are making it possible for people in nations all aver the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that e-learning technology institutions have to consider more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can we ensure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can participants assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like University of New Mexico to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing desire to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants want to better comprehend the outcomes of these promising new open education initiatives. Researchers want to better understand how these MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this increasing desire for knowledge the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This definitive new book also talks about the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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