Find out more about this book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Brand new advances in online learning have made it possible for learners in all parts of the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to struggle with today because online education technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions certify that the quality control for these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can organizations guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Russia to conduct these MOOC courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing need to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other stakeholders desire to be more aware of these new open education ventures. Academics want to know how MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this developing demand for details the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This interesting new book also studies the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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