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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses subjects relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest improvements in distance learning technology have provided the means for learners in all parts of the world to take classes online. MOOC classes are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online learning technology institutions are having to deal with today because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators assure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can organizations ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What strategies are being used by organizations like Peru to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing necessity to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these new open educational experiments. Instructors want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this need for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This authoritative new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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