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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which talks about topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. The latest advances in learning technology are providing the means for humans all around the world to take online courses. These online MOOCs are normally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that distance learning institutions are having to struggle with today because distance learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can organizations guarantee that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can stakeholders assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by organizations like MOOEC to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants manage poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more prolific there is a necessity to gain a better understanding of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other participants desire to gain a better understanding of these compelling new open educational experiments. Scholars want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this desire for facts MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This amazing new book also reviews the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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