Learn more about this impressive book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines subjects relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New gains in distance learning technology have enabled people in nations all around the world to participate in classes online. MOOCs are generally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that distance learning institutions are having to struggle with today because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can educators guarantee that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can students make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Guernsey to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can participants handle issues like poor motivation and high attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more abundant there is a developing need to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants need to understand these important new open educational endeavours. Public servants want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this crescive desire for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational issues. This authoritative new book also describes the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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