Find out more about the thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers topics related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in distance learning have empowered people all around the world to be participants in courses online. MOOCs are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that e-learning technology institutions are dealing with today because online education technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions be assured that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can we certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by organizations like MenaVersity to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators handle problems like low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing necessity to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants would like to understand these open educational experiments. Everybody wants to know how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this expanding demand for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education topics. This exciting new book also examines the controversies associated with MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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