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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which discusses subjects pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. The latest gains in distance learning technology are making it possible for people all around the world to take courses online. MOOCs are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to deal with more than ever because elearning technology is developing so fast. How can educators make sure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can learners make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Russia to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations handle problems like low learner motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing desire to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and many other participants would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these important new open education endeavours. Everybody wants to better understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this crescive desire for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This new book also considers the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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