Learn more about the impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which studies topics having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent developments in distance learning technology have enabled people in every nation on earth to take online classes. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. MOOC classes are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that elearning organizations are having to attend to more than ever because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can we be assured that the quality control for these massively open online courses is adequate? How can learners be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Martinique to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can we handle problems like low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning becomes more abundant there is a increasing necessity to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders would like to better perceive these exciting new open educational endeavours. Educators want to perceive how MOOC classes can be improved. In response to this developing desire for facts the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This new book also examines the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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