Learn more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which talks about subjects regarding open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advancements in distance learning are enabling people all over the world to take classes online. These MOOC courses are commonly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that online learning technology organizations are having to attend to today because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions be assured that the training provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can learners be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Paraguay to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing need to gain a better understanding of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these interesting new open education initiatives. Educators want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this increasing demand for information the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This authoritative new book also describes the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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