Find out more about the enlightening new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which talks about topics related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New advancements in e-learning technology make it possible for humans all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that e-learning technology organizations have to struggle with now that online education technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions assure that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can students ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these MOOC classes? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding desire to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Students and numerous other stakeholders need to be more aware of these significant new open education undertakings. Lecturers want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this growing desideratum for facts MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This new book also investigates the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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