Find out more about the fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which explores subjects relating to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern changes in elearning have enabled students all over the world to take courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are usually free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that distance learning institutions are having to consider now that learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can educators be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can we be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like American Samoa to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we manage low learner motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding demand to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders want to be more aware of the outcomes of these open education endeavours. Everyone wants to understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this crescive need for information the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This dramatic new book also deals with 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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