Find out more about the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that articulates topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in online learning technology have empowered learners all over the world to take courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are normally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online learning organizations are having to attend to more than ever because distance learning technology is improving so quickly. How can educators be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can we be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Harvard University to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more available there is a growing desideratum to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other participants need to better grasp the outcomes of these fascinating new open education endeavours. Academics want to better understand how MOOC classes can be enhanced. In response to this desire for details the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This exciting new book also talks about the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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