Learn more about the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that deals with topics relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest advancements in elearning technology enable people in nations all aver the world to participate in online classes. MOOC courses are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to attend to more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can teachers be assured that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is all right? This open education book offers guidelines for others hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning experience. How can students make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Moldova to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning becomes more procurable there is a developing demand to grasp how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other participants desire to understand the outcomes of these important new open educational experiments. Students want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this developing desire for information the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This new book also reviews the key controversies associated with MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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