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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which articulates issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent advancements in distance learning technology have provided the means for students all around the world to take courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are normally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are quite a few issues that e-learning technology organizations have to consider more than ever because distance learning technology is developing so fast. How can teachers assure that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can we be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with the problems of low motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning becomes more prolific there is a increasing need to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders need to better grasp the outcomes of these promising new open education ventures. Students want to better understand how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To meet this crescive desideratum for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education issues. This interesting new book also discusses the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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