Find out more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines subjects pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in electronic education technology are making it possible for people all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that distance learning institutions are dealing with today because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can participants certify that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can participants assure that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like University of Virginia to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we handle poor motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desire to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other stakeholders need to better grasp these interesting new open educational endeavours. Educators want to know how MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this expanding desire for facts the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education issues. This new book also explores the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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