Learn more about the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which discusses subjects having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new developments in learning technology make it possible for people in all parts of the world to take part in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that e-learning organizations are dealing with today because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can organizations be assured that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can participants certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions manage problems like poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing desideratum to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Lecturers and lots of other participants need to better perceive the outcomes of these open educational ventures. Academics want to understand how MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this demand for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This interesting new book also studies the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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