Find out more about the fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which describes subjects relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new developments in distance learning are empowering people in nations all around the world to take classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are many topics that online learning technology institutions have to consider today because online learning technology is developing so fast. How can teachers make sure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can organizations be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like NovoEd to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators handle inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing desire to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other participants want to better understand the outcomes of these open educational endeavours. Universities want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this growing demand for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This amazing new book also investigates the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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