Learn more about the impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which addresses issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest developments in online education technology are making it possible for people in all parts of the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to consider more than ever because distance learning technology is developing so quickly. How can educators make sure that the quality of these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can institutions make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Academic Earth to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle issues like poor motivation and high student attrition?

As online education becomes more commonplace there is a developing necessity to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other participants want to better comprehend these fascinating new open education experiments. Teachers want to perceive how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To handle this developing need for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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