Learn more about the engaging new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that investigates subjects relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New advances in distance learning have enabled students all over the world to take classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that learning technology institutions are dealing with today because online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can organizations certify that the quality of these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like MOOEC to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers handle problems like inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desire to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other participants need to better grasp the outcomes of these compelling new open educational experiments. Everyone wants to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this growing desire for facts MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational issues. This sensational new book also investigates the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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