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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers subjects regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advances in online education technology enable people all around the world to take part in courses online. MOOC courses are commonly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that e-learning institutions are having to consider today because technology-enhanced learning is developing so fast. How can teachers certify that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can learners ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Nagorno-Karabakh to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high attrition?

As online learning becomes more widespread there is a increasing necessity to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of these intriguing new open educational initiatives. Lecturers want to better understand how these MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this need for details MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This intriguing new book also talks about the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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