Learn more about the impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines subjects having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new evolvements in distance learning technology enable people in nations all aver the world to be participants in online classes. These massive online courses are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that e-learning organizations are having to attend to now that technology-enhanced learning is advancing so fast. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can organizations be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like University of New Mexico to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can we manage issues like low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing demand to perceive how these MOOC courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Scholars and lots of other participants want to better understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open education experiments. Lecturers want to understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this growing need for facts the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education topics. This dramatic new book also talks about the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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