Find out more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses issues regarding open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent gains in e-learning have provided the means for people in every nation on earth to be participants in online courses. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. MOOC courses are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that distance learning institutions are having to consider today because elearning technology is developing so fast. How can participants certify that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can participants guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like FutureLearn to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we get a handle on inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing demand to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about these intriguing new open education undertakings. Intellectuals want to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be improved. To handle this growing desire for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education topics. This book also articulates the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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