Learn more about the compelling new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which talks about subjects related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent advances in electronic educational technology have empowered people in nations all aver the world to be participants in online courses. These online MOOCs are normally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online learning technology organizations have to consider now that technology-enhanced learning is improving so fast. How can participants certify that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can learners assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Cape Verde to conduct these MOOCs? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations manage poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a growing need to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Universities and lots of other participants want to understand these important new open educational experiments. Scholars want to understand how these MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this growing desire for facts MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource topics. This interesting new book also considers the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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