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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that analyzes subjects related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advancements in online learning technology are providing the means for people in nations all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that distance learning organizations are having to struggle with today because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can we be assured that the training provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can we make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Seattle Central Community College to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle issues like low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more widespread there is a increasing need to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other participants desire to gain more knowledge about these open educational experiments. Scholars want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be made better. To meet this crescive demand for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education issues. This book also examines the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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