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

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent developments in distance learning enable students in every nation on earth to participate in courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online education organizations must deal with today because technology-enhanced learning is improving so fast. How can stakeholders be assured that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can we ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Portugal to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers handle issues like low student motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing necessity to be aware of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and many other participants would like to better understand these promising new open educational initiatives. Professors want to better understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this growing need for details the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This exciting new book also examines the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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