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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which reviews issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern evolvements in distance learning make it possible for learners all over the world to take courses online. MOOC courses are commonly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online education institutions have to consider more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so quickly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can participants guarantee that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can organizations ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Midway Islands to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders manage issues like low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more available there is a growing desire to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other participants would like to gain more knowledge about these fascinating new open educational experiments. Everyone wants to better understand how these MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this expanding need for information MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This intriguing new book also addresses the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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