Find out more about this fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which studies subjects relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in electronic educational technology are enabling people all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that e-learning technology organizations are considering now that distance learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can we ensure that the quality of these MOOC classes is good? How can we be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Aland to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a expanding necessity to perceive how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Educators and many other participants need to better understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open education experiments. Students want to better understand how MOOCs can be enhanced. To satisfy this expanding demand for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education issues. This exciting new book also examines the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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