Learn more about the thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers topics related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New advances in distance learning technology are enabling learners in all parts of the world to take part in classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are typically free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that distance learning organizations are having to attend to today because distance learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can organizations guarantee that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can we assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Malta to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more available there is a demand to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other participants need to gain a better understanding of these fascinating new open education experiments. Trainers want to know how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this growing demand for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This intriguing new book also deals with the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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