Learn more about this enlightening new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that articulates subjects having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New gains in distance learning technology are providing the means for people all around the world to take part in online classes. MOOC courses are commonly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online education organizations are dealing with today because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so quickly. How can we be assured that the education provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Columbia University to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators handle low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing need to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other participants desire to better grasp these important new open educational undertakings. Corporations want to know how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this increasing need for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource topics. This intriguing new book also discusses the major controversies associated with MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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