Learn more about the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern gains in distance learning technology make it possible for humans in every nation on earth to take part in classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a lot of issues that e-learning institutions are dealing with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can educators ensure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can organizations ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Cook Islands to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more procurable there is a need to gain a better understanding of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and many other participants desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these interesting new open educational endeavours. Public servants want to understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this crescive desire for details the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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