Learn more about the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which analyzes topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern developments in online education technology are empowering people in all parts of the world to participate in courses online. MOOCs are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that e-learning organizations are having to consider today because learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants ensure that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can participants ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Lesotho to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing need to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants want to understand these fascinating new open educational experiments. Corporations want to understand how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To respond to this increasing need for details MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education subjects. This inspiring new book also investigates the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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