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

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern developments in online education are enabling people in every nation on earth to participate in online courses. These online MOOCs are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that distance learning organizations are considering today because online learning technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can students ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Mali to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators manage problems like poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more widespread there is a demand to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders need to better perceive these interesting new open education initiatives. Researchers want to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this growing need for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This interesting new book also considers the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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