Find out more about the fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which investigates issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New advances in distance learning technology enable students in every nation on earth to take courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. Massive open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that elearning organizations are considering today because distance learning technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions be assured that the quality of these massively open online courses is respectable? How can organizations be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What strategies are being used by institutions like University of Houston System to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more available there is a increasing desire to comprehend how MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders would like to better understand these promising new open educational ventures. Teachers want to comprehend how MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this increasing demand for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This thrilling new book also addresses the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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