Learn more about this interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which explores issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new evolvements in elearning are making it possible for people all around the world to be participants in classes online. Massively open online courses are typically free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that e-learning institutions are having to consider more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is improving so fast. How can participants make sure that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can we assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Russia to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing necessity to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants need to gain more knowledge about these open educational experiments. Professors want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this increasing need for information the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This interesting new book also considers the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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