Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines issues related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in distance learning technology have made it possible for students all over the world to take online courses. These massive open online courses are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that elearning technology organizations have to consider more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can participants be assured that the quality of these MOOC courses is respectable? How can learners be assured that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Kingman Reef to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers manage inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a need to comprehend how MOOCs are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants need to gain more knowledge about these promising new open educational experiments. Everybody wants to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To respond to this developing need for details the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This new book also describes the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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