Find out more about this impressive book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that analyzes topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Brand new developments in learning technology are empowering students in nations all around the world to participate in classes online. Massive open online courses are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a variety of issues that distance learning organizations are dealing with now that learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can we make sure that the quality control for these MOOC classes is passable? How can organizations be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Venezuela to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle problems like low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing desire to be aware of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants want to better grasp these fascinating new open educational experiments. Academics want to understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this increasing demand for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This intriguing new book also reviews the controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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