Learn more about the enlightening new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which reviews subjects relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in online learning technology are providing the means for people in all parts of the world to participate in online courses. These massive open courses are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that elearning technology organizations have to struggle with more than ever because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can participants guarantee that the quality control for these MOOCs is acceptable? How can learners make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Ecotech Institute to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants handle issues like inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing demand to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other participants want to be more aware of these compelling new open educational endeavours. Scientists want to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be made better. To meet this crescive need for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This book also deals with the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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