Learn more about the appealing new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that addresses issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in distance learning technology have enabled humans all over the world to take online classes. These MOOC courses are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are several topics that e-learning technology organizations have to deal with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders assure that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can stakeholders certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Senegal to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can educators get a handle on low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more procurable there is a increasing demand to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other participants want to better grasp the outcomes of these significant new open educational endeavours. Teachers want to know how MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this growing demand for information the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource topics. This new book also describes the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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