Find out more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses issues regarding open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New evolvements in distance learning technology are enabling people in nations all around the world to take classes online. Massive open online courses are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning technology organizations are struggling with now that elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can participants guarantee that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can organizations assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Clipperton Island to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a necessity to be aware of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants need to better grasp the outcomes of these interesting new open educational experiments. Trainers want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this expanding desire for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This new book also examines the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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