Find out more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern advancements in technology-enhanced learning enable students in all parts of the world to be participants in online classes. These MOOC courses are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that elearning organizations have to consider now that technology-enhanced learning is improving so fast. How can we guarantee that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can students guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Tumblr to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions manage issues like low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a developing necessity to be aware of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants need to better understand these compelling new open educational undertakings. Instructors want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this crescive demand for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource topics. This interesting new book also addresses the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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